How To Install libgnatcoll-readline20 on Debian 12

Learn how to install libgnatcoll-readline20 on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libgnatcoll-readline20 is Ada binding for ReadLine input history (runtime)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnatcoll-readline20 on Debian 12.

What is libgnatcoll-readline20

libgnatcoll-readline20 is:

The GNAT Component Collection deals with: module tracing, efficient file IO, static string searching (Boyer-Moore), e-mails and mailboxes, Ravenscar tasking profiles, storage pools, JSON, logging, shell scripting. Components relying on external dependencies are distributed in separate packages.

This package contains the runtime shared library for the readline binding.

There are three methods to install libgnatcoll-readline20 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 libgnatcoll-readline20 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgnatcoll-readline20 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgnatcoll-readline20

Install libgnatcoll-readline20 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgnatcoll-readline20 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgnatcoll-readline20

Install libgnatcoll-readline20 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 libgnatcoll-readline20 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgnatcoll-readline20

How To Uninstall libgnatcoll-readline20 on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libgnatcoll-readline20 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgnatcoll-readline20

Uninstall libgnatcoll-readline20 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgnatcoll-readline20 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgnatcoll-readline20

Remove libgnatcoll-readline20 Configurations and Data

To remove libgnatcoll-readline20 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgnatcoll-readline20

Remove libgnatcoll-readline20 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgnatcoll-readline20 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgnatcoll-readline20

Dependencies

libgnatcoll-readline20 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnatcoll-readline20 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.