How To Install llvm-15-linker-tools on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install llvm-15-linker-tools on Debian 12.
What is llvm-15-linker-tools
llvm-15-linker-tools is:
LLVM is a collection of libraries and tools that make it easy to build compilers, optimizers, just-in-time code generators, and many other compiler-related programs.
This package contains the LLVMgold and LLVMPolly linker plugins.
There are three methods to install llvm-15-linker-tools on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install llvm-15-linker-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install llvm-15-linker-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install llvm-15-linker-tools
Install llvm-15-linker-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install llvm-15-linker-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install llvm-15-linker-tools
Install llvm-15-linker-tools 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 llvm-15-linker-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install llvm-15-linker-tools
How To Uninstall llvm-15-linker-tools on Debian 12
To uninstall only the llvm-15-linker-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove llvm-15-linker-tools
Uninstall llvm-15-linker-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall llvm-15-linker-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove llvm-15-linker-tools
Remove llvm-15-linker-tools Configurations and Data
To remove llvm-15-linker-tools configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge llvm-15-linker-tools
Remove llvm-15-linker-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove llvm-15-linker-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge llvm-15-linker-tools
Dependencies
llvm-15-linker-tools have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install llvm-15-linker-tools package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
