How To Install libasis2017-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libasis2017-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libasis2017-dev is Ada Semantic Interface Specification (ASIS) headers and libraries

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libasis2017-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libasis2017-dev

libasis2017-dev is:

ASIS (Ada Semantic Interface Specification) lets you develop applications to walk through the sources of your Ada programs and examine the semantic constructs.

This package lets you build ASIS applications with GNAT.

There are three methods to install libasis2017-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libasis2017-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libasis2017-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libasis2017-dev

Install libasis2017-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libasis2017-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libasis2017-dev

Install libasis2017-dev 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libasis2017-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libasis2017-dev

How To Uninstall libasis2017-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libasis2017-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libasis2017-dev

Uninstall libasis2017-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libasis2017-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libasis2017-dev

Remove libasis2017-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libasis2017-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libasis2017-dev

Remove libasis2017-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libasis2017-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libasis2017-dev

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libasis2017-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.