How To Install sse3-support on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install sse3-support on Debian 12.
What is sse3-support
sse3-support is:
The packages in the isa-support family probe for microprocessor Instruction Set Architecture features such as SSE3. By refusing to install on machines lacking a required feature, they allow ISA requirements to be handled in terms of package dependencies.
This is a mostly dummy package which checks for SSE3 and refuses to install on unsupported hardware.
Streaming SIMD Extensions (SSE) is a single instruction, multiple data (SIMD) instruction set extension.
SSE3, also called PNI (Prescott New Instructions), is an incremental upgrade to SSE2, adding a handful of new operations useful for processing media. It is available on almost any 64-bit-capable processor except for some early AMD models (Sledgehammer and Clawhammer), but is not available on most 32-bit-only hardware.
There are three methods to install sse3-support 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 sse3-support Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install sse3-support using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install sse3-support
Install sse3-support Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install sse3-support using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install sse3-support
Install sse3-support 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 sse3-support using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install sse3-support
How To Uninstall sse3-support on Debian 12
To uninstall only the sse3-support package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove sse3-support
Uninstall sse3-support And Its Dependencies
To uninstall sse3-support and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove sse3-support
Remove sse3-support Configurations and Data
To remove sse3-support configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge sse3-support
Remove sse3-support configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove sse3-support configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sse3-support
Dependencies
sse3-support have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install sse3-support package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
