How To Install mescc-tools on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mescc-tools on Debian 12.
What is mescc-tools
mescc-tools is:
The tools included provide very minimal functionality tools used in very early bootstrap of a toolchain.
blood-elf: generate ELF debug tables in M1-macro format from M1-macro assembly files
exec_enable: mark files as executable
get_machine: identify running hardware architecture
kaem: run shell scripts without a shell
hex2_linker: The trivially bootstrappable linker that is designed to be introspectable by humans and should you so desire assemble hex programs that you write.
M1-macro: The universal Macro assembler that can target any reasonable hardware architecture.
There are three methods to install mescc-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 mescc-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 mescc-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mescc-tools
Install mescc-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mescc-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mescc-tools
Install mescc-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 mescc-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mescc-tools
How To Uninstall mescc-tools on Debian 12
To uninstall only the mescc-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mescc-tools
Uninstall mescc-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mescc-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mescc-tools
Remove mescc-tools Configurations and Data
To remove mescc-tools configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mescc-tools
Remove mescc-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mescc-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mescc-tools
Dependencies
mescc-tools have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mescc-tools package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.