How To Install libqalculate-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqalculate-dev on Debian 9. libqalculate-dev is Powerful and easy to use desktop calculator - development

Introduction

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

What is libqalculate-dev

libqalculate-dev is:

Qalculate! is small and simple to use but with much power and versatility underneath. Features include customizable functions, units, arbitrary precision, plotting, and a graphical interface that uses a one-line fault-tolerant expression entry (although it supports optional traditional buttons).

This package contains the development files needed to build the frontends.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libqalculate-dev

Install libqalculate-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libqalculate-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libqalculate-dev

How To Uninstall libqalculate-dev on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove libqalculate-dev

Uninstall libqalculate-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libqalculate-dev

Remove libqalculate-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libqalculate-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libqalculate-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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