How To Install libgnatvsn6-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnatvsn6-dev on Debian 9. libgnatvsn6-dev is GNU Ada compiler selected components (development files)

Introduction

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

What is libgnatvsn6-dev

libgnatvsn6-dev 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 development files and static library.

There are three methods to install libgnatvsn6-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 libgnatvsn6-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 libgnatvsn6-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgnatvsn6-dev

Install libgnatvsn6-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libgnatvsn6-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libgnatvsn6-dev

How To Uninstall libgnatvsn6-dev on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove libgnatvsn6-dev

Uninstall libgnatvsn6-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgnatvsn6-dev

Remove libgnatvsn6-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libgnatvsn6-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libgnatvsn6-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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