How To Install gambas3-gb-gsl on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install gambas3-gb-gsl on Debian 9. gambas3-gb-gsl is Gambas GNU Scientific Library component

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gambas3-gb-gsl on Debian 9.

What is gambas3-gb-gsl

gambas3-gb-gsl is:

Gambas is a free development environment based on a Basic interpreter with object extensions, like Visual Basic(tm) (but it is NOT a clone!).

This package uses the GNU Scientific Library.

There are three methods to install gambas3-gb-gsl 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 gambas3-gb-gsl Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install gambas3-gb-gsl using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gambas3-gb-gsl

Install gambas3-gb-gsl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gambas3-gb-gsl using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gambas3-gb-gsl

Install gambas3-gb-gsl 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 gambas3-gb-gsl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gambas3-gb-gsl

How To Uninstall gambas3-gb-gsl on Debian 9

To uninstall only the gambas3-gb-gsl package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gambas3-gb-gsl

Uninstall gambas3-gb-gsl And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gambas3-gb-gsl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gambas3-gb-gsl

Remove gambas3-gb-gsl Configurations and Data

To remove gambas3-gb-gsl configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gambas3-gb-gsl

Remove gambas3-gb-gsl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gambas3-gb-gsl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gambas3-gb-gsl

Dependencies

gambas3-gb-gsl have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gambas3-gb-gsl package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.