How To Install libgmpada6-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgmpada6-dev on Debian 9. libgmpada6-dev is Ada binding to the GNU MultiPrecision library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgmpada6-dev on Debian 9.

What is libgmpada6-dev

libgmpada6-dev is:

GMPAda allows programmers to use the GNU MultiPrecision library within the Ada language: unbounded integers, rationals and floats. Experimental support for mpfr’s better float rounding is provided.

Install this package if you want to write programs that use libgmpada.

There are three methods to install libgmpada6-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 libgmpada6-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 libgmpada6-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgmpada6-dev

Install libgmpada6-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgmpada6-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgmpada6-dev

Install libgmpada6-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 libgmpada6-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgmpada6-dev

How To Uninstall libgmpada6-dev on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libgmpada6-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgmpada6-dev

Uninstall libgmpada6-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgmpada6-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgmpada6-dev

Remove libgmpada6-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libgmpada6-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgmpada6-dev

Remove libgmpada6-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgmpada6-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgmpada6-dev

Dependencies

libgmpada6-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgmpada6-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.