How To Install libqalculate5v5 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libqalculate5v5 on Debian 9.
What is libqalculate5v5
libqalculate5v5 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 shared library used by all Qalculate! frontends.
There are three methods to install libqalculate5v5 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 libqalculate5v5 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libqalculate5v5 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libqalculate5v5
Install libqalculate5v5 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libqalculate5v5 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libqalculate5v5
Install libqalculate5v5 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 libqalculate5v5 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libqalculate5v5
How To Uninstall libqalculate5v5 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libqalculate5v5 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libqalculate5v5
Uninstall libqalculate5v5 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libqalculate5v5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libqalculate5v5
Remove libqalculate5v5 Configurations and Data
To remove libqalculate5v5 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libqalculate5v5
Remove libqalculate5v5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libqalculate5v5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libqalculate5v5
Dependencies
libqalculate5v5 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libqalculate5v5 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
