How To Install libffcall1 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libffcall1 on Debian 9. libffcall1 is Foreign Function Call Libraries

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libffcall1 on Debian 9.

What is libffcall1

libffcall1 is:

This is a collection of four libraries which can be used to build foreign function call interfaces in embedded interpreters.

There are three methods to install libffcall1 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 libffcall1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libffcall1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libffcall1

Install libffcall1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libffcall1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libffcall1

Install libffcall1 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 libffcall1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libffcall1

How To Uninstall libffcall1 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libffcall1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libffcall1

Uninstall libffcall1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libffcall1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libffcall1

Remove libffcall1 Configurations and Data

To remove libffcall1 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libffcall1

Remove libffcall1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libffcall1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libffcall1

Dependencies

libffcall1 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libffcall1 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.