How To Install autoconf-gl-macros on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install autoconf-gl-macros on Debian 9. autoconf-gl-macros is Autoconf OpenGL Macro Archive – transitional dummy package

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install autoconf-gl-macros on Debian 9.

What is autoconf-gl-macros

autoconf-gl-macros is:

This is a transitional dummy package. It can safely be removed.

There are three methods to install autoconf-gl-macros 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 autoconf-gl-macros Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install autoconf-gl-macros using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install autoconf-gl-macros

Install autoconf-gl-macros Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install autoconf-gl-macros using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install autoconf-gl-macros

Install autoconf-gl-macros 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 autoconf-gl-macros using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install autoconf-gl-macros

How To Uninstall autoconf-gl-macros on Debian 9

To uninstall only the autoconf-gl-macros package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove autoconf-gl-macros

Uninstall autoconf-gl-macros And Its Dependencies

To uninstall autoconf-gl-macros and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove autoconf-gl-macros

Remove autoconf-gl-macros Configurations and Data

To remove autoconf-gl-macros configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge autoconf-gl-macros

Remove autoconf-gl-macros configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove autoconf-gl-macros configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge autoconf-gl-macros

Dependencies

autoconf-gl-macros have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install autoconf-gl-macros package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.