How To Install libbobcat4 on Debian 10

Learn how to install libbobcat4 on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libbobcat4 is run-time (shared) Bobcat library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbobcat4 on Debian 10.

What is libbobcat4

libbobcat4 is:

The (shared) Bobcat library contains classes and templates used by, e.g., the Stealth and Bisonc++ programs.

The Bobcat library contains a variety of C++ classes and templates, some of them based on well-known Design Patterns. The library offers classes handling, e.g., Child Processes, Forks, Pipes and Redirection Command-to-Function associations Command-line arguments and history handling Command-line editing using streams Configuration Files Decryption and Encryption Extended String Operations Hash-tables Integers of unlimited size File-descriptor based streams (e.g. handle sockets using streams) Mail headers and mail filtering (milters) Message Digests Pattern matching Processes, Signals, Threads Shared Memory Single (Direct) Key Input Syslog- and other kinds of messages Temporary files Universal Type Conversions (Templates)

There are three methods to install libbobcat4 on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libbobcat4 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libbobcat4 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libbobcat4

Install libbobcat4 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libbobcat4 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libbobcat4

Install libbobcat4 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 libbobcat4 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libbobcat4

How To Uninstall libbobcat4 on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libbobcat4 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libbobcat4

Uninstall libbobcat4 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libbobcat4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbobcat4

Remove libbobcat4 Configurations and Data

To remove libbobcat4 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libbobcat4

Remove libbobcat4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libbobcat4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libbobcat4

Dependencies

libbobcat4 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbobcat4 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.