How To Install libgdbm-gst on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgdbm-gst on Debian 9.
What is libgdbm-gst
libgdbm-gst is:
This package contains the GDBM bindings for GNU Smalltalk.
For more information on GNU Smalltalk see the gnu-smalltalk package.
There are three methods to install libgdbm-gst 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 libgdbm-gst Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgdbm-gst using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgdbm-gst
Install libgdbm-gst Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgdbm-gst using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgdbm-gst
Install libgdbm-gst 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 libgdbm-gst using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgdbm-gst
How To Uninstall libgdbm-gst on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libgdbm-gst package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgdbm-gst
Uninstall libgdbm-gst And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgdbm-gst and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgdbm-gst
Remove libgdbm-gst Configurations and Data
To remove libgdbm-gst configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgdbm-gst
Remove libgdbm-gst configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgdbm-gst configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgdbm-gst
Dependencies
libgdbm-gst have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgdbm-gst package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.