How To Install libctl7 on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libctl7 on Debian 10.
What is libctl7
libctl7 is:
libctl is a free Guile-based library implementing flexible control files for scientific simulations. It was written to support the MIT Photonic-Bands program, but will hopefully prove useful in other programs too.
This package contains the runtime libraries required to run any software using libctl.
There are three methods to install libctl7 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 libctl7 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libctl7 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libctl7
Install libctl7 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libctl7 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libctl7
Install libctl7 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 libctl7 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libctl7
How To Uninstall libctl7 on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libctl7 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libctl7
Uninstall libctl7 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libctl7 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libctl7
Remove libctl7 Configurations and Data
To remove libctl7 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libctl7
Remove libctl7 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libctl7 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libctl7
Dependencies
libctl7 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libctl7 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
