How To Install libclassad8 on Debian 10

Learn how to install libclassad8 on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libclassad8 is HTCondor classads expression language - runtime library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libclassad8 on Debian 10.

What is libclassad8

libclassad8 is:

Classified Advertisements (classads) are the lingua franca of HTCondor, used for describing jobs, workstations, and other resources. There is a protocol for evaluating whether two classads match, which is used by the HTCondor central manager to determine the compatibility of jobs, and workstations where they may be run.

This package provides the runtime library.

There are three methods to install libclassad8 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 libclassad8 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libclassad8 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libclassad8

Install libclassad8 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libclassad8 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libclassad8

Install libclassad8 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 libclassad8 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libclassad8

How To Uninstall libclassad8 on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libclassad8 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libclassad8

Uninstall libclassad8 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libclassad8 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libclassad8

Remove libclassad8 Configurations and Data

To remove libclassad8 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libclassad8

Remove libclassad8 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libclassad8 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libclassad8

Dependencies

libclassad8 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libclassad8 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.