How To Install libclips-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libclips-dev on Debian 9.
What is libclips-dev
libclips-dev is:
CLIPS 6.0 is an OPS-like forward chaining production system written in ANSI C by NASA. The CLIPS inference engine includes truth maintenance, dynamic rule addition, and customizable conflict resolution strategies.
CLIPS, including the runtime version, is easily embeddable in other applications. CLIPS includes an object-oriented language called COOL (CLIPS Object-Oriented Language) which is directly integrated with the inference engine.
This package installs the static libraries and headers.
There are three methods to install libclips-dev 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 libclips-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libclips-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libclips-dev
Install libclips-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libclips-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libclips-dev
Install libclips-dev 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 libclips-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libclips-dev
How To Uninstall libclips-dev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libclips-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libclips-dev
Uninstall libclips-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libclips-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libclips-dev
Remove libclips-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libclips-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libclips-dev
Remove libclips-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libclips-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libclips-dev
Dependencies
libclips-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libclips-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.