How To Install libtexttools7-dev on Debian 10

Learn how to install libtexttools7-dev on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libtexttools7-dev is Ada library for writing console applications

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtexttools7-dev on Debian 10.

What is libtexttools7-dev

libtexttools7-dev 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.

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

There are three methods to install libtexttools7-dev 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 libtexttools7-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 libtexttools7-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libtexttools7-dev

Install libtexttools7-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libtexttools7-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libtexttools7-dev

Install libtexttools7-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 libtexttools7-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libtexttools7-dev

How To Uninstall libtexttools7-dev on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libtexttools7-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libtexttools7-dev

Uninstall libtexttools7-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libtexttools7-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtexttools7-dev

Remove libtexttools7-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libtexttools7-dev configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libtexttools7-dev

Remove libtexttools7-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libtexttools7-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtexttools7-dev

Dependencies

libtexttools7-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtexttools7-dev package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.