How To Install libginac6 on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libginac6 on Debian 10.
What is libginac6
libginac6 is:
GiNaC (which stands for “GiNaC is Not a CAS (Computer Algebra System)”) is a library for doing symbolic (i.e. non-numeric) computation directly in the C++ programming language.
This package provides the runtime library.
There are three methods to install libginac6 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 libginac6 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libginac6 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libginac6
Install libginac6 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libginac6 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libginac6
Install libginac6 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 libginac6 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libginac6
How To Uninstall libginac6 on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libginac6 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libginac6
Uninstall libginac6 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libginac6 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libginac6
Remove libginac6 Configurations and Data
To remove libginac6 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libginac6
Remove libginac6 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libginac6 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libginac6
Dependencies
libginac6 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libginac6 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.