How To Install libfathom1 on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfathom1 on Debian 11. libfathom1 is Library for probing Syzygy tablebases

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfathom1 on Debian 11.

What is libfathom1

libfathom1 is:

Fathom is a stand-alone Syzygy tablebase probing tool.

The aims of Fathom are:

  • To make it easy to integrate the Syzygy tablebases into existing chess engines.
  • To make it easy to create stand-alone applications that use the Syzygy tablebases.

There are three methods to install libfathom1 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 libfathom1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libfathom1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libfathom1

Install libfathom1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libfathom1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libfathom1

Install libfathom1 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 libfathom1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libfathom1

How To Uninstall libfathom1 on Debian 11

To uninstall only the libfathom1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libfathom1

Uninstall libfathom1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libfathom1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfathom1

Remove libfathom1 Configurations and Data

To remove libfathom1 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libfathom1

Remove libfathom1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libfathom1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfathom1

Dependencies

libfathom1 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfathom1 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.