How To Install gambc-doc on Debian 10

Learn how to install gambc-doc on Debian 10 with this tutorial. gambc-doc is documentation for the Gambit interpreter and compiler

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gambc-doc on Debian 10.

What is gambc-doc

gambc-doc is:

The package includes info, .pdf, and text versions of the Gambit manual, a 200+ page document containing a complete description of the interpreter and compiler suite. Also included are numerous examples, benchmark code, and an implementation of syntax-case for Gambit.

There are three methods to install gambc-doc 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 gambc-doc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gambc-doc

Install gambc-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gambc-doc

Install gambc-doc 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 gambc-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gambc-doc

How To Uninstall gambc-doc on Debian 10

To uninstall only the gambc-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gambc-doc

Uninstall gambc-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gambc-doc

Remove gambc-doc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge gambc-doc

Remove gambc-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gambc-doc

Dependencies

gambc-doc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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