How To Install libgctp-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgctp-dev on Debian 9.
What is libgctp-dev
libgctp-dev is:
This package contains the static library, pkg-config files and include files needed to build with the General Cartographic Transformation Package library.
There are three methods to install libgctp-dev on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libgctp-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 libgctp-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgctp-dev
Install libgctp-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgctp-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgctp-dev
Install libgctp-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 libgctp-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgctp-dev
How To Uninstall libgctp-dev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libgctp-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgctp-dev
Uninstall libgctp-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgctp-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgctp-dev
Remove libgctp-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libgctp-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgctp-dev
Remove libgctp-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgctp-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgctp-dev
Dependencies
libgctp-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgctp-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.