How To Install gnulib on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnulib on Debian 9.
What is gnulib
gnulib is:
The GNU portability library is a macro system and C declarations and definitions for commonly-used API elements and abstracted system behaviors. It can be used to improve portability and other functionality in your programs.
There are three methods to install gnulib 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 gnulib Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gnulib using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gnulib
Install gnulib Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gnulib using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gnulib
Install gnulib 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 gnulib using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gnulib
How To Uninstall gnulib on Debian 9
To uninstall only the gnulib package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gnulib
Uninstall gnulib And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gnulib and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnulib
Remove gnulib Configurations and Data
To remove gnulib configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gnulib
Remove gnulib configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gnulib configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnulib
Dependencies
gnulib have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnulib package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.