How To Install libeditline0 on Debian 10

Learn how to install libeditline0 on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libeditline0 is line editing library similar to readline

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libeditline0 on Debian 10.

What is libeditline0

libeditline0 is:

This is a line-editing library. It can be linked into almost any program to provide command-line editing and recall. It is call-compatible with a subset of the FSF readline library, but it is a fraction of the size (and offers fewer features).

This package contains the runtime library only.

There are three methods to install libeditline0 on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libeditline0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libeditline0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libeditline0

Install libeditline0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libeditline0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libeditline0

Install libeditline0 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 libeditline0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libeditline0

How To Uninstall libeditline0 on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libeditline0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libeditline0

Uninstall libeditline0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libeditline0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libeditline0

Remove libeditline0 Configurations and Data

To remove libeditline0 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libeditline0

Remove libeditline0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libeditline0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libeditline0

Dependencies

libeditline0 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libeditline0 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.