How To Install libgctp-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgctp-dev on Debian 9. libgctp-dev is General Cartographic Transformation Package - development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgctp-dev on Debian 9.

What is libgctp-dev

libgctp-dev is:

This package contains the static library, pkg-config files and include files needed to build with the General Cartographic Transformation Package library.

There are three methods to install libgctp-dev 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 libgctp-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libgctp-dev

Install libgctp-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libgctp-dev

Install libgctp-dev 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 libgctp-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgctp-dev

How To Uninstall libgctp-dev on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libgctp-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgctp-dev

Uninstall libgctp-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgctp-dev

Remove libgctp-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libgctp-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgctp-dev

Remove libgctp-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgctp-dev

Dependencies

libgctp-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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