How To Install libgambit4 on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgambit4 on Debian 12.
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 12. 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 12
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 12, 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 12 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 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.