How To Install libgyoto6-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgyoto6-dev on Debian 9. libgyoto6-dev is development files for libgyoto

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgyoto6-dev on Debian 9.

What is libgyoto6-dev

libgyoto6-dev is:

Gyoto aims at providing a framework for computing orbits and ray-traced images in General relativity.

This package provides the files necessary to compile Gyoto plugins and codes using the libgyoto library.

There are three methods to install libgyoto6-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 libgyoto6-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 libgyoto6-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgyoto6-dev

Install libgyoto6-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgyoto6-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgyoto6-dev

Install libgyoto6-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 libgyoto6-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgyoto6-dev

How To Uninstall libgyoto6-dev on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libgyoto6-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgyoto6-dev

Uninstall libgyoto6-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgyoto6-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgyoto6-dev

Remove libgyoto6-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libgyoto6-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgyoto6-dev

Remove libgyoto6-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgyoto6-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgyoto6-dev

Dependencies

libgyoto6-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgyoto6-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.