How To Install libgambit4 on Debian 10

Learn how to install libgambit4 on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libgambit4 is Shared libraries for the Gambit interpreter and compiler

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgambit4 on Debian 10.

What is libgambit4

libgambit4 is:

The package includes .so, .c and .scm files, which are necessary to run the Gambit interpreter and the Gambit compiler.

There are three methods to install libgambit4 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 libgambit4 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgambit4 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgambit4

Install libgambit4 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgambit4 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgambit4

Install libgambit4 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 libgambit4 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgambit4

How To Uninstall libgambit4 on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libgambit4 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgambit4

Uninstall libgambit4 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgambit4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgambit4

Remove libgambit4 Configurations and Data

To remove libgambit4 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgambit4

Remove libgambit4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgambit4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgambit4

Dependencies

libgambit4 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgambit4 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.