How To Install libgambc4 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgambc4 on Debian 9. libgambc4 is shared library for the Gambit-C interpreter and compiler

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgambc4 on Debian 9.

What is libgambc4

libgambc4 is:

The package includes libgambc4, which is necessary to run the gsi interpreter and the gsc compiler. It also includes the _gambc.c base link file and the gambit.h header file necessary to use the compiler.

There are three methods to install libgambc4 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 libgambc4 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgambc4 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgambc4

Install libgambc4 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgambc4 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgambc4

Install libgambc4 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 libgambc4 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgambc4

How To Uninstall libgambc4 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libgambc4 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgambc4

Uninstall libgambc4 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgambc4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgambc4

Remove libgambc4 Configurations and Data

To remove libgambc4 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgambc4

Remove libgambc4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgambc4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgambc4

Dependencies

libgambc4 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgambc4 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.