How To Install libforge0 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libforge0 on Debian 9.
What is libforge0
libforge0 is:
A prototype of the OpenGL interop library that can be used with ArrayFire. The goal of Forge is to provide high performance OpenGL visualizations for C/C++ applications that use CUDA/OpenCL.
This package provides the shared libraries.
There are three methods to install libforge0 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 libforge0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libforge0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libforge0
Install libforge0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libforge0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libforge0
Install libforge0 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 libforge0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libforge0
How To Uninstall libforge0 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libforge0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libforge0
Uninstall libforge0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libforge0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libforge0
Remove libforge0 Configurations and Data
To remove libforge0 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libforge0
Remove libforge0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libforge0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libforge0
Dependencies
libforge0 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libforge0 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
