How To Install libgaviotatb-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgaviotatb-dev on Debian 12.
What is libgaviotatb-dev
libgaviotatb-dev is:
Gaviota is a chess engine. Gaviota generates and uses its own Endgame Tablebases (EGTBs) with its own format. It contains “distance to mate” information, which is how many moves are needed to mate the opponent, or to be mated. The Gaviota Tablebases can be probed from your own program (engine or interface) using this library.
This package contains the shared libraries.
There are three methods to install libgaviotatb-dev 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 libgaviotatb-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 libgaviotatb-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgaviotatb-dev
Install libgaviotatb-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgaviotatb-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgaviotatb-dev
Install libgaviotatb-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 libgaviotatb-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgaviotatb-dev
How To Uninstall libgaviotatb-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libgaviotatb-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgaviotatb-dev
Uninstall libgaviotatb-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgaviotatb-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgaviotatb-dev
Remove libgaviotatb-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libgaviotatb-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgaviotatb-dev
Remove libgaviotatb-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgaviotatb-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgaviotatb-dev
Dependencies
libgaviotatb-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgaviotatb-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
