How To Install newlib-source on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install newlib-source
on Debian 12.
What is newlib-source
newlib-source is:
Newlib is a C library and math library intended for use on embedded systems. It is a conglomeration of several library parts, all under free software licenses that make them easily usable on embedded products.
This package contains the upstream source code suitable for targeting new platforms.
There are three methods to install newlib-source
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 newlib-source Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install newlib-source
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install newlib-source
Install newlib-source Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install newlib-source
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install newlib-source
Install newlib-source 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 newlib-source
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install newlib-source
How To Uninstall newlib-source on Debian 12
To uninstall only the newlib-source
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove newlib-source
Uninstall newlib-source And Its Dependencies
To uninstall newlib-source
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove newlib-source
Remove newlib-source Configurations and Data
To remove newlib-source
configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge newlib-source
Remove newlib-source configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove newlib-source
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge newlib-source
Dependencies
newlib-source have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install newlib-source
package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.