How To Install libreadline5 on Debian 10

Learn how to install libreadline5 on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libreadline5 is GNU readline and history libraries, run-time libraries

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libreadline5 on Debian 10.

What is libreadline5

libreadline5 is:

The GNU readline library aids in the consistency of user interface across discrete programs that need to provide a command line interface.

The GNU history library provides a consistent user interface for recalling lines of previously typed input.

There are three methods to install libreadline5 on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libreadline5 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libreadline5 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libreadline5

Install libreadline5 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libreadline5 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libreadline5

Install libreadline5 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 libreadline5 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libreadline5

How To Uninstall libreadline5 on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libreadline5 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libreadline5

Uninstall libreadline5 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libreadline5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libreadline5

Remove libreadline5 Configurations and Data

To remove libreadline5 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libreadline5

Remove libreadline5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libreadline5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libreadline5

Dependencies

libreadline5 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libreadline5 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.