How To Install libc6 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libc6 on Debian 9.
What is libc6
libc6 is:
Contains the standard libraries that are used by nearly all programs on the system. This package includes shared versions of the standard C library and the standard math library, as well as many others.
There are three methods to install libc6 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 libc6 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libc6 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libc6
Install libc6 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libc6 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libc6
Install libc6 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 libc6 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libc6
How To Uninstall libc6 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libc6 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libc6
Uninstall libc6 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libc6 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libc6
Remove libc6 Configurations and Data
To remove libc6 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libc6
Remove libc6 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libc6 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libc6
Dependencies
libc6 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libc6 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.