How To Install libgnat-6-alpha-cross on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnat-6-alpha-cross on Debian 9.
What is libgnat-6-alpha-cross
libgnat-6-alpha-cross is:
GNAT is a compiler for the Ada programming language. It produces optimized code on platforms supported by the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC).
The libgnat library provides runtime components needed by most applications produced with GNAT.
This package contains the runtime shared library.
There are three methods to install libgnat-6-alpha-cross 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 libgnat-6-alpha-cross Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgnat-6-alpha-cross using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgnat-6-alpha-cross
Install libgnat-6-alpha-cross Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgnat-6-alpha-cross using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgnat-6-alpha-cross
Install libgnat-6-alpha-cross 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 libgnat-6-alpha-cross using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgnat-6-alpha-cross
How To Uninstall libgnat-6-alpha-cross on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libgnat-6-alpha-cross package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgnat-6-alpha-cross
Uninstall libgnat-6-alpha-cross And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgnat-6-alpha-cross and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgnat-6-alpha-cross
Remove libgnat-6-alpha-cross Configurations and Data
To remove libgnat-6-alpha-cross configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgnat-6-alpha-cross
Remove libgnat-6-alpha-cross configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgnat-6-alpha-cross configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgnat-6-alpha-cross
Dependencies
libgnat-6-alpha-cross have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnat-6-alpha-cross package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.