How To Install libllvm7 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libllvm7 on Debian 9.
What is libllvm7
libllvm7 is:
LLVM is a collection of libraries and tools that make it easy to build compilers, optimizers, just-in-time code generators, and many other compiler-related programs.
This package contains the LLVM runtime library.
There are three methods to install libllvm7 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 libllvm7 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libllvm7 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libllvm7
Install libllvm7 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libllvm7 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libllvm7
Install libllvm7 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 libllvm7 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libllvm7
How To Uninstall libllvm7 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libllvm7 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libllvm7
Uninstall libllvm7 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libllvm7 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libllvm7
Remove libllvm7 Configurations and Data
To remove libllvm7 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libllvm7
Remove libllvm7 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libllvm7 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libllvm7
Dependencies
libllvm7 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libllvm7 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
