How to Install and Uninstall gnat Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: February 24,2025

You can also install and uninstall the gnat on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
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1. Install "gnat" package

This tutorial shows how to install gnat on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "gnat" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall gnat on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the gnat package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: gnat
Version: 12.2
Installed-Size: 14
Maintainer: Ludovic Brenta
Architecture: all
Depends: gnat-12
Suggests: ada-reference-manual-2012
Description: GNU Ada compiler
Description-md5: 427f6897ee4efebdcecc99b90129a4c7
Tag: devel::compiler, devel::lang:ada, implemented-in::ada,
implemented-in::c, interface::commandline, role::dummy, role::program,
scope::utility, suite::gnu, works-with::software:source
Section: devel
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/g/gnat/gnat_12.2_all.deb
Size: 4716
MD5sum: 2e3e77a97f1945a4ccc6e73c7d194dc0
SHA256: 287d6da71367cc9b4c9edba12e9c63874fd46975d97a807fee1961f4116fdb9b