How To Install libgnat-7-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnat-7-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libgnat-7-dbg
libgnat-7-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-7-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04. 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-7-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-7-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgnat-7-dbg
Install libgnat-7-dbg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgnat-7-dbg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgnat-7-dbg
Install libgnat-7-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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libgnat-7-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgnat-7-dbg
How To Uninstall libgnat-7-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libgnat-7-dbg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgnat-7-dbg
Uninstall libgnat-7-dbg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgnat-7-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgnat-7-dbg
Remove libgnat-7-dbg Configurations and Data
To remove libgnat-7-dbg configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgnat-7-dbg
Remove libgnat-7-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgnat-7-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgnat-7-dbg
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnat-7-dbg package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
