How To Install libaunit3.7.2-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libaunit3.7.2-dev on Debian 9. libaunit3.7.2-dev is AUnit, a unit testing framework for Ada

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libaunit3.7.2-dev on Debian 9.

What is libaunit3.7.2-dev

libaunit3.7.2-dev is:

AUnit is a set of Ada packages based on the xUnit family of unit test frameworks. It’s intended as a developer’s tool to facilitate confident writing and evolution of Ada software. It is purposely lightweight, as one of its main goals is to make it easy to develop and run unit tests, rather than to generate artifacts for process management. The framework supports easy composition of sets of unit tests to provide flexibility in determining what tests to run for a given purpose.

Install this package if you want to write programs that use AUnit.

There are three methods to install libaunit3.7.2-dev 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 libaunit3.7.2-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 libaunit3.7.2-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libaunit3.7.2-dev

Install libaunit3.7.2-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libaunit3.7.2-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libaunit3.7.2-dev

Install libaunit3.7.2-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libaunit3.7.2-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libaunit3.7.2-dev

How To Uninstall libaunit3.7.2-dev on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libaunit3.7.2-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libaunit3.7.2-dev

Uninstall libaunit3.7.2-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libaunit3.7.2-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libaunit3.7.2-dev

Remove libaunit3.7.2-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libaunit3.7.2-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libaunit3.7.2-dev

Remove libaunit3.7.2-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libaunit3.7.2-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libaunit3.7.2-dev

Dependencies

libaunit3.7.2-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libaunit3.7.2-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.