How To Install libgcc-s1 on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgcc-s1 on Debian 11. libgcc-s1 is GCC support library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgcc-s1 on Debian 11.

What is libgcc-s1

libgcc-s1 is:

Shared version of the support library, a library of internal subroutines that GCC uses to overcome shortcomings of particular machines, or special needs for some languages.

There are three methods to install libgcc-s1 on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libgcc-s1 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgcc-s1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgcc-s1

Install libgcc-s1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgcc-s1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgcc-s1

Install libgcc-s1 Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libgcc-s1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgcc-s1

How To Uninstall libgcc-s1 on Debian 11

To uninstall only the libgcc-s1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgcc-s1

Uninstall libgcc-s1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgcc-s1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgcc-s1

Remove libgcc-s1 Configurations and Data

To remove libgcc-s1 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgcc-s1

Remove libgcc-s1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgcc-s1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgcc-s1

Dependencies

libgcc-s1 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgcc-s1 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.