How To Install libz3-cil on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libz3-cil on Debian 9. libz3-cil is theorem prover from Microsoft Research - CLI bindings

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libz3-cil on Debian 9.

What is libz3-cil

libz3-cil is:

Z3 is a state-of-the art theorem prover from Microsoft Research. See the z3 package for a detailed description.

This package can be used to invoke Z3 via its .NET API.

There are three methods to install libz3-cil 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 libz3-cil Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libz3-cil using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libz3-cil

Install libz3-cil Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libz3-cil using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libz3-cil

Install libz3-cil 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 libz3-cil using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libz3-cil

How To Uninstall libz3-cil on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libz3-cil package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libz3-cil

Uninstall libz3-cil And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libz3-cil and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libz3-cil

Remove libz3-cil Configurations and Data

To remove libz3-cil configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libz3-cil

Remove libz3-cil configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libz3-cil configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libz3-cil

Dependencies

libz3-cil have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libz3-cil package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.