How To Install gretl-doc on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gretl-doc on Debian 12.
What is gretl-doc
gretl-doc 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 documentation and examples included in the gretl sources.
There are three methods to install gretl-doc on Debian 12. 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-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 gretl-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gretl-doc
Install gretl-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gretl-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gretl-doc
Install gretl-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 gretl-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gretl-doc
How To Uninstall gretl-doc on Debian 12
To uninstall only the gretl-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gretl-doc
Uninstall gretl-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gretl-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gretl-doc
Remove gretl-doc Configurations and Data
To remove gretl-doc configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gretl-doc
Remove gretl-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gretl-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gretl-doc
Dependencies
gretl-doc have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gretl-doc package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
