How To Install libgecode-doc on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgecode-doc on Debian 9. libgecode-doc is generic constraint development environment

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgecode-doc on Debian 9.

What is libgecode-doc

libgecode-doc is:

Gecode is a toolkit for developing constraint-based systems and applications. Gecode provides a constraint solver with state-of-the-art performance while being modular and extensible.

Gecode is radically open for programming: it can be easily interfaced to other systems. It supports the programming of new propagators (as implementation of constraints), branching strategies, and search engines. New variable domains can be programmed at the same level of efficiency as finite domain and integer set variables that come predefined with Gecode.

This package has the API documentation and examples.

There are three methods to install libgecode-doc 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 libgecode-doc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libgecode-doc

Install libgecode-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libgecode-doc

Install libgecode-doc 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 libgecode-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgecode-doc

How To Uninstall libgecode-doc on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libgecode-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgecode-doc

Uninstall libgecode-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgecode-doc

Remove libgecode-doc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libgecode-doc

Remove libgecode-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgecode-doc

Dependencies

libgecode-doc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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