How To Install libgnatcoll1.7-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnatcoll1.7-dev on Debian 9. libgnatcoll1.7-dev is GNATColl, general purpose Ada library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnatcoll1.7-dev on Debian 9.

What is libgnatcoll1.7-dev

libgnatcoll1.7-dev is:

The GNAT Component Collection deals with: module tracing, efficient file IO, static string searching (Boyer-Moore), e-mails and mailboxes, Ravenscar tasking profiles, storage pools, JSON, logging, shell scripting. Components relying on external dependencies are distributed in separate packages.

This package contains the static library and Ada specifications.

There are three methods to install libgnatcoll1.7-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 libgnatcoll1.7-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 libgnatcoll1.7-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgnatcoll1.7-dev

Install libgnatcoll1.7-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgnatcoll1.7-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgnatcoll1.7-dev

Install libgnatcoll1.7-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 libgnatcoll1.7-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgnatcoll1.7-dev

How To Uninstall libgnatcoll1.7-dev on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libgnatcoll1.7-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgnatcoll1.7-dev

Uninstall libgnatcoll1.7-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgnatcoll1.7-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgnatcoll1.7-dev

Remove libgnatcoll1.7-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libgnatcoll1.7-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgnatcoll1.7-dev

Remove libgnatcoll1.7-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgnatcoll1.7-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgnatcoll1.7-dev

Dependencies

libgnatcoll1.7-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnatcoll1.7-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.