How To Install moarvm-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install moarvm-dev on Debian 12.
What is moarvm-dev
moarvm-dev is:
Storing ‘Short for “Metamodel On A Runtime”, MoarVM is a modern virtual machine built for the Rakudo Raku (formerly Perl 6) compiler and the NQP Compiler Toolchain. MoarVM is used by the majority of Raku programmers.
This package contains the developments files required to compile Nqp and Rakudo.
There are three methods to install moarvm-dev 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 moarvm-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install moarvm-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install moarvm-dev
Install moarvm-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install moarvm-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install moarvm-dev
Install moarvm-dev 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 moarvm-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install moarvm-dev
How To Uninstall moarvm-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the moarvm-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove moarvm-dev
Uninstall moarvm-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall moarvm-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove moarvm-dev
Remove moarvm-dev Configurations and Data
To remove moarvm-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge moarvm-dev
Remove moarvm-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove moarvm-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge moarvm-dev
Dependencies
moarvm-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install moarvm-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
