How To Install mig-x86-64-gnu on Debian 12

Learn how to install mig-x86-64-gnu on Debian 12 with this tutorial. mig-x86-64-gnu is GNU Mach Interface Generator for amd64 GNU/Hurd

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mig-x86-64-gnu on Debian 12.

What is mig-x86-64-gnu

mig-x86-64-gnu is:

This is the GNU distribution of the MIG, which is needed to compile the GNU C library, the GNU Hurd and GNU Mach.

This package provides the generator targetting GNU arch x86-64-gnu for the amd64 GNU/Hurd Debian port.

There are three methods to install mig-x86-64-gnu 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 mig-x86-64-gnu Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install mig-x86-64-gnu using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install mig-x86-64-gnu

Install mig-x86-64-gnu Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install mig-x86-64-gnu using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install mig-x86-64-gnu

Install mig-x86-64-gnu 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 mig-x86-64-gnu using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mig-x86-64-gnu

How To Uninstall mig-x86-64-gnu on Debian 12

To uninstall only the mig-x86-64-gnu package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove mig-x86-64-gnu

Uninstall mig-x86-64-gnu And Its Dependencies

To uninstall mig-x86-64-gnu and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mig-x86-64-gnu

Remove mig-x86-64-gnu Configurations and Data

To remove mig-x86-64-gnu configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge mig-x86-64-gnu

Remove mig-x86-64-gnu configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove mig-x86-64-gnu configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mig-x86-64-gnu

Dependencies

mig-x86-64-gnu have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install mig-x86-64-gnu package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.