How To Install valac-bin on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install valac-bin on Debian 12.
What is valac-bin
valac-bin is:
Vala is a new programming language that aims to bring modern programming language features to GNOME developers without imposing any additional runtime requirements and without using a different ABI compared to applications and libraries written in C.
This particular package is an implementation detail of the vala packaging. It should not be installed directly and there should be no dependencies on it. Refer to the valac package instead.
There are three methods to install valac-bin 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 valac-bin Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install valac-bin using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install valac-bin
Install valac-bin Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install valac-bin using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install valac-bin
Install valac-bin 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 valac-bin using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install valac-bin
How To Uninstall valac-bin on Debian 12
To uninstall only the valac-bin package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove valac-bin
Uninstall valac-bin And Its Dependencies
To uninstall valac-bin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove valac-bin
Remove valac-bin Configurations and Data
To remove valac-bin configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge valac-bin
Remove valac-bin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove valac-bin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge valac-bin
Dependencies
valac-bin have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install valac-bin package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.