How To Install libelk0 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libelk0 on Debian 9.
What is libelk0
libelk0 is:
Elk is an implementation of the Scheme programming language, designed specifically as an embeddable, reusable extension language subsystem for applications written in C or C++.
This package contains the libelk0 runtime library.
There are three methods to install libelk0 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 libelk0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libelk0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libelk0
Install libelk0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libelk0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libelk0
Install libelk0 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 libelk0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libelk0
How To Uninstall libelk0 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libelk0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libelk0
Uninstall libelk0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libelk0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libelk0
Remove libelk0 Configurations and Data
To remove libelk0 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libelk0
Remove libelk0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libelk0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libelk0
Dependencies
libelk0 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libelk0 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.