How To Install apcalc-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install apcalc-dev on Debian 9.
What is apcalc-dev
apcalc-dev is:
This package contains the library libcalc.a and the necessary header files which provide routines to handle arbitrary precision arithmetic with integers, rational numbers, or complex numbers. There are also many numeric functions such as factorial and gcd, along with some transcendental functions such as sin and exp.
This library is also used by the commandline calculator calc', which is provided in the Debian package apcalc'.
There are three methods to install apcalc-dev on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install apcalc-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install apcalc-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install apcalc-dev
Install apcalc-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install apcalc-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install apcalc-dev
Install apcalc-dev 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 apcalc-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install apcalc-dev
How To Uninstall apcalc-dev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the apcalc-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove apcalc-dev
Uninstall apcalc-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall apcalc-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove apcalc-dev
Remove apcalc-dev Configurations and Data
To remove apcalc-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge apcalc-dev
Remove apcalc-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove apcalc-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge apcalc-dev
Dependencies
apcalc-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install apcalc-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
