How To Install libcg3-1 on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcg3-1 on Debian 11. libcg3-1 is Runtime for CG-3

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcg3-1 on Debian 11.

What is libcg3-1

libcg3-1 is:

Runtime library for applications using the CG-3 API.

It is recommended to instrument the CLI tools instead of using this API.

See https://visl.sdu.dk/cg3.html for more documentation

There are three methods to install libcg3-1 on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libcg3-1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libcg3-1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libcg3-1

Install libcg3-1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libcg3-1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libcg3-1

Install libcg3-1 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 libcg3-1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcg3-1

How To Uninstall libcg3-1 on Debian 11

To uninstall only the libcg3-1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libcg3-1

Uninstall libcg3-1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libcg3-1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcg3-1

Remove libcg3-1 Configurations and Data

To remove libcg3-1 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libcg3-1

Remove libcg3-1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libcg3-1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcg3-1

Dependencies

libcg3-1 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcg3-1 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.