How To Install libgambit4-dev on Debian 10

Learn how to install libgambit4-dev on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libgambit4-dev is Header file and link for the Gambit shared library

Introduction

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

What is libgambit4-dev

libgambit4-dev is:

The package includes gambit.h and the libgambit.so, libgambitgsi.so and libgambitgsc.so links.

There are three methods to install libgambit4-dev 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-dev 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-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgambit4-dev

Install libgambit4-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libgambit4-dev

Install libgambit4-dev 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-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgambit4-dev

How To Uninstall libgambit4-dev on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove libgambit4-dev

Uninstall libgambit4-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgambit4-dev

Remove libgambit4-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libgambit4-dev

Remove libgambit4-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgambit4-dev

Dependencies

libgambit4-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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