How To Install libtexttools7 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtexttools7 on Debian 9.
What is libtexttools7
libtexttools7 is:
The Texttools packages are a GPL, ncurses-based library for the Linux console. Texttools contain more than 600 procedures and functions to create windows, draw scroll bars, handle the mouse and keyboard events, play sounds, and much more. The Texttools package also provides a thick binding to Linux kernel calls. You can create a wide variety of application programs using Texttools alone.
This package contains the runtime shared library.
There are three methods to install libtexttools7 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 libtexttools7 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libtexttools7 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libtexttools7
Install libtexttools7 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libtexttools7 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libtexttools7
Install libtexttools7 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 libtexttools7 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libtexttools7
How To Uninstall libtexttools7 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libtexttools7 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libtexttools7
Uninstall libtexttools7 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libtexttools7 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtexttools7
Remove libtexttools7 Configurations and Data
To remove libtexttools7 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libtexttools7
Remove libtexttools7 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libtexttools7 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtexttools7
Dependencies
libtexttools7 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtexttools7 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
