How To Install zeroc-ice-slice on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install zeroc-ice-slice on Debian 9. zeroc-ice-slice is Slice files for Ice

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install zeroc-ice-slice on Debian 9.

What is zeroc-ice-slice

zeroc-ice-slice is:

This package contains Slice files used by the Ice framework.

Ice is a comprehensive RPC framework that helps you network your software with minimal effort. Ice takes care of all interactions with low-level network programming interfaces and allows you to focus your efforts on your application logic.

There are three methods to install zeroc-ice-slice 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 zeroc-ice-slice Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install zeroc-ice-slice

Install zeroc-ice-slice Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install zeroc-ice-slice using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install zeroc-ice-slice

Install zeroc-ice-slice 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 zeroc-ice-slice using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install zeroc-ice-slice

How To Uninstall zeroc-ice-slice on Debian 9

To uninstall only the zeroc-ice-slice package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove zeroc-ice-slice

Uninstall zeroc-ice-slice And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove zeroc-ice-slice

Remove zeroc-ice-slice Configurations and Data

To remove zeroc-ice-slice configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge zeroc-ice-slice

Remove zeroc-ice-slice configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove zeroc-ice-slice configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge zeroc-ice-slice

Dependencies

zeroc-ice-slice have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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