How To Install lld-7 on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lld-7 on Debian 10.
What is lld-7
lld-7 is:
LLD is a new, high-performance linker. It is built as a set of reusable components which highly leverage existing libraries in the larger LLVM Project.
There are three methods to install lld-7 on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install lld-7 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install lld-7 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lld-7
Install lld-7 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lld-7 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lld-7
Install lld-7 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 lld-7 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lld-7
How To Uninstall lld-7 on Debian 10
To uninstall only the lld-7 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lld-7
Uninstall lld-7 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lld-7 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lld-7
Remove lld-7 Configurations and Data
To remove lld-7 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lld-7
Remove lld-7 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lld-7 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lld-7
Dependencies
lld-7 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lld-7 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.