How To Install sse4.2-support on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install sse4.2-support on Debian 11. sse4.2-support is prevent installation on processors without required instructions

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install sse4.2-support on Debian 11.

What is sse4.2-support

sse4.2-support is:

This is a mostly dummy package, whose only purpose is to detect the presence of sse4.2. It refuses to install on inadequate processors, thus allowing specifying such a requirement as a dependency.

There are three methods to install sse4.2-support on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install sse4.2-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 sse4.2-support using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install sse4.2-support

Install sse4.2-support Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install sse4.2-support using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install sse4.2-support

Install sse4.2-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 sse4.2-support using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install sse4.2-support

How To Uninstall sse4.2-support on Debian 11

To uninstall only the sse4.2-support package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove sse4.2-support

Uninstall sse4.2-support And Its Dependencies

To uninstall sse4.2-support and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove sse4.2-support

Remove sse4.2-support Configurations and Data

To remove sse4.2-support configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge sse4.2-support

Remove sse4.2-support configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove sse4.2-support configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sse4.2-support

Dependencies

sse4.2-support have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install sse4.2-support package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.