How To Install libgnatcoll16.1.0 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnatcoll16.1.0 on Ubuntu 18.04. libgnatcoll16.1.0 is GNATColl, general purpose Ada library (runtime)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnatcoll16.1.0 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libgnatcoll16.1.0

libgnatcoll16.1.0 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 runtime shared library.

There are three methods to install libgnatcoll16.1.0 on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libgnatcoll16.1.0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgnatcoll16.1.0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgnatcoll16.1.0

Install libgnatcoll16.1.0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgnatcoll16.1.0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgnatcoll16.1.0

Install libgnatcoll16.1.0 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libgnatcoll16.1.0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgnatcoll16.1.0

How To Uninstall libgnatcoll16.1.0 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libgnatcoll16.1.0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgnatcoll16.1.0

Uninstall libgnatcoll16.1.0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgnatcoll16.1.0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgnatcoll16.1.0

Remove libgnatcoll16.1.0 Configurations and Data

To remove libgnatcoll16.1.0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgnatcoll16.1.0

Remove libgnatcoll16.1.0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgnatcoll16.1.0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgnatcoll16.1.0

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnatcoll16.1.0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.