How To Install libncursesada4-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libncursesada4-dev on Debian 9. libncursesada4-dev is Ada binding to the ncurses text interface library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libncursesada4-dev on Debian 9.

What is libncursesada4-dev

libncursesada4-dev is:

NcursesAda allows programmers to use the Ncurses library within the Ada language. This means programming panels, colors, forms in text terminals or emulators.

Install this package if you want to write programs that use libncursesada.

There are three methods to install libncursesada4-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 libncursesada4-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 libncursesada4-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libncursesada4-dev

Install libncursesada4-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libncursesada4-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libncursesada4-dev

Install libncursesada4-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 libncursesada4-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libncursesada4-dev

How To Uninstall libncursesada4-dev on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libncursesada4-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libncursesada4-dev

Uninstall libncursesada4-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libncursesada4-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libncursesada4-dev

Remove libncursesada4-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libncursesada4-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libncursesada4-dev

Remove libncursesada4-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libncursesada4-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libncursesada4-dev

Dependencies

libncursesada4-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libncursesada4-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.