How To Install libgnat-8-amd64-cross on Debian 10

Learn how to install libgnat-8-amd64-cross on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libgnat-8-amd64-cross is runtime for applications compiled with GNAT (shared library)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnat-8-amd64-cross on Debian 10.

What is libgnat-8-amd64-cross

libgnat-8-amd64-cross is:

GNAT is a compiler for the Ada programming language. It produces optimized code on platforms supported by the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC).

The libgnat library provides runtime components needed by most applications produced with GNAT.

This package contains the runtime shared library.

There are three methods to install libgnat-8-amd64-cross on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libgnat-8-amd64-cross Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgnat-8-amd64-cross using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgnat-8-amd64-cross

Install libgnat-8-amd64-cross Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgnat-8-amd64-cross using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgnat-8-amd64-cross

Install libgnat-8-amd64-cross 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 libgnat-8-amd64-cross using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgnat-8-amd64-cross

How To Uninstall libgnat-8-amd64-cross on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libgnat-8-amd64-cross package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgnat-8-amd64-cross

Uninstall libgnat-8-amd64-cross And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgnat-8-amd64-cross and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgnat-8-amd64-cross

Remove libgnat-8-amd64-cross Configurations and Data

To remove libgnat-8-amd64-cross configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgnat-8-amd64-cross

Remove libgnat-8-amd64-cross configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgnat-8-amd64-cross configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgnat-8-amd64-cross

Dependencies

libgnat-8-amd64-cross have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnat-8-amd64-cross package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.