How To Install libgecode-dev on Debian 12

Learn how to install libgecode-dev on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libgecode-dev is generic constraint development environment

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgecode-dev on Debian 12.

What is libgecode-dev

libgecode-dev is:

Gecode is a toolkit for developing constraint-based systems and applications. Gecode provides a constraint solver with state-of-the-art performance while being modular and extensible.

Gecode is radically open for programming: it can be easily interfaced to other systems. It supports the programming of new propagators (as implementation of constraints), branching strategies, and search engines. New variable domains can be programmed at the same level of efficiency as finite domain and integer set variables that come predefined with Gecode.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libgecode-dev

Install libgecode-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libgecode-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libgecode-dev

How To Uninstall libgecode-dev on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove libgecode-dev

Uninstall libgecode-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgecode-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgecode-dev

Remove libgecode-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libgecode-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgecode-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libgecode-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgecode-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.