How To Install neko-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install neko-dev on Debian 9.
What is neko-dev
neko-dev is:
Neko provides a common runtime for several different languages, including JavaScript and haXe.
The virtual machine is both very lightweight and well optimized. It can be easily embedded into other applications, and libraries are directly accessible using the C foreign function interface.
This package includes the header files for development using the Neko virtual machine.
Neko was written by Nicolas Cannasse.
There are three methods to install neko-dev on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install neko-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 neko-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install neko-dev
Install neko-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install neko-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install neko-dev
Install neko-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 neko-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install neko-dev
How To Uninstall neko-dev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the neko-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove neko-dev
Uninstall neko-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall neko-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove neko-dev
Remove neko-dev Configurations and Data
To remove neko-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge neko-dev
Remove neko-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove neko-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge neko-dev
Dependencies
neko-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install neko-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.