How To Install libbtparse1 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbtparse1 on Debian 9. libbtparse1 is C library to parse BibTeX files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbtparse1 on Debian 9.

What is libbtparse1

libbtparse1 is:

btparse is the C component of btOOL, a pair of libraries for parsing and processing BibTeX files. It is built on top of a lexical analyzer and parser constructed using PCCTS. The library provides entry points to the parser, functions to traverse and query the abstract-syntax tree that it produces, and some functions for processing strings in “the BibTeX way”.

There are three methods to install libbtparse1 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 libbtparse1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libbtparse1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libbtparse1

Install libbtparse1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libbtparse1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libbtparse1

Install libbtparse1 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 libbtparse1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libbtparse1

How To Uninstall libbtparse1 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libbtparse1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libbtparse1

Uninstall libbtparse1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libbtparse1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbtparse1

Remove libbtparse1 Configurations and Data

To remove libbtparse1 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libbtparse1

Remove libbtparse1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libbtparse1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libbtparse1

Dependencies

libbtparse1 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbtparse1 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.