How To Install lazarus-doc-1.6 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lazarus-doc-1.6 on Debian 9.
What is lazarus-doc-1.6
lazarus-doc-1.6 is:
Lazarus is an IDE to create (graphical and console) applications with Free Pascal, the (L)GPLed Pascal and Object Pascal compiler that runs on Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, FreeBSD and more.
Lazarus is the missing part of the puzzle that will allow you to develop programs for all of the above platforms in a Delphi-like environment. The IDE is a RAD tool that includes a form designer.
Unlike Java’s “write once, run anywhere” motto, Lazarus and Free Pascal strive for “write once, compile anywhere”. Since the exact same compiler is available on all of the above platforms you don’t need to do any recoding to produce identical products for different platforms.
In short, Lazarus is a free RAD tool for Free Pascal using its Lazarus Component Library (LCL).
This package contains documentation for the Lazarus IDE and components.
It can be viewed separately with any HTML browser or accessed from the IDE’s
integrated help (pressing
There are three methods to install lazarus-doc-1.6 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 lazarus-doc-1.6 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install lazarus-doc-1.6 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lazarus-doc-1.6
Install lazarus-doc-1.6 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lazarus-doc-1.6 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lazarus-doc-1.6
Install lazarus-doc-1.6 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 lazarus-doc-1.6 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lazarus-doc-1.6
How To Uninstall lazarus-doc-1.6 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the lazarus-doc-1.6 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lazarus-doc-1.6
Uninstall lazarus-doc-1.6 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lazarus-doc-1.6 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lazarus-doc-1.6
Remove lazarus-doc-1.6 Configurations and Data
To remove lazarus-doc-1.6 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lazarus-doc-1.6
Remove lazarus-doc-1.6 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lazarus-doc-1.6 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lazarus-doc-1.6
Dependencies
lazarus-doc-1.6 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lazarus-doc-1.6 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.