How To Install gretl-common on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gretl-common on Debian 9.
What is gretl-common
gretl-common is:
The GNU Regression, Econometric and Time-Series Library (gretl) is a software package for econometric analysis. The package comprises a shared library, a command-line client program, and a graphical client built using GTK+.
This package provides scripts (included in the gretl sources) which are used by the main gretl program.
There are three methods to install gretl-common 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 gretl-common Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gretl-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gretl-common
Install gretl-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gretl-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gretl-common
Install gretl-common 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 gretl-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gretl-common
How To Uninstall gretl-common on Debian 9
To uninstall only the gretl-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gretl-common
Uninstall gretl-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gretl-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gretl-common
Remove gretl-common Configurations and Data
To remove gretl-common configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gretl-common
Remove gretl-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gretl-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gretl-common
Dependencies
gretl-common have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gretl-common package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.