How To Install libgnat-6-dbg on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnat-6-dbg on Debian 9. libgnat-6-dbg is runtime for applications compiled with GNAT (debugging symbols)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnat-6-dbg on Debian 9.

What is libgnat-6-dbg

libgnat-6-dbg 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 debugging symbols.

There are three methods to install libgnat-6-dbg 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-dbg 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-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgnat-6-dbg

Install libgnat-6-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgnat-6-dbg using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgnat-6-dbg

Install libgnat-6-dbg 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-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgnat-6-dbg

How To Uninstall libgnat-6-dbg on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libgnat-6-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgnat-6-dbg

Uninstall libgnat-6-dbg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgnat-6-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgnat-6-dbg

Remove libgnat-6-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove libgnat-6-dbg configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgnat-6-dbg

Remove libgnat-6-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgnat-6-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgnat-6-dbg

Dependencies

libgnat-6-dbg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnat-6-dbg package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.