How To Install libgnatvsn6-dbg on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnatvsn6-dbg on Debian 9. libgnatvsn6-dbg is GNU Ada compiler selected components (debugging symbols)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnatvsn6-dbg on Debian 9.

What is libgnatvsn6-dbg

libgnatvsn6-dbg is:

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

The libgnatvsn library exports selected GNAT components for use in other packages, most notably ASIS tools. It is licensed under the GNAT-Modified GPL, allowing to link proprietary programs with it.

This package contains the debugging symbols.

There are three methods to install libgnatvsn6-dbg 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 libgnatvsn6-dbg Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgnatvsn6-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgnatvsn6-dbg

Install libgnatvsn6-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgnatvsn6-dbg using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgnatvsn6-dbg

Install libgnatvsn6-dbg 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 libgnatvsn6-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgnatvsn6-dbg

How To Uninstall libgnatvsn6-dbg on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libgnatvsn6-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgnatvsn6-dbg

Uninstall libgnatvsn6-dbg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgnatvsn6-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgnatvsn6-dbg

Remove libgnatvsn6-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove libgnatvsn6-dbg configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgnatvsn6-dbg

Remove libgnatvsn6-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgnatvsn6-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgnatvsn6-dbg

Dependencies

libgnatvsn6-dbg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnatvsn6-dbg package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.