How To Install libigraph0v5 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libigraph0v5 on Debian 9. libigraph0v5 is library for creating and manipulating graphs

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libigraph0v5 on Debian 9.

What is libigraph0v5

libigraph0v5 is:

igraph is a library for creating and manipulating graphs. It is intended to be as powerful (ie. fast) as possible to enable the analysis of large graphs.

This is the runtime library package.

There are three methods to install libigraph0v5 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 libigraph0v5 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libigraph0v5 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libigraph0v5

Install libigraph0v5 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libigraph0v5 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libigraph0v5

Install libigraph0v5 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 libigraph0v5 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libigraph0v5

How To Uninstall libigraph0v5 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libigraph0v5 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libigraph0v5

Uninstall libigraph0v5 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libigraph0v5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libigraph0v5

Remove libigraph0v5 Configurations and Data

To remove libigraph0v5 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libigraph0v5

Remove libigraph0v5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libigraph0v5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libigraph0v5

Dependencies

libigraph0v5 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libigraph0v5 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.