How To Install libgnatvsn6 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnatvsn6 on Ubuntu 18.04. libgnatvsn6 is GNU Ada compiler selected components (shared library)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnatvsn6 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libgnatvsn6

libgnatvsn6 is:

GNAT is a compiler for the Ada programming language. It produces optimized code on platforms supported by the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC).

The libgnatvsn library exports selected GNAT components for use in other packages, most notably ASIS tools. It is licensed under the GNAT-Modified GPL, allowing to link proprietary programs with it.

This package contains the runtime shared library.

There are three methods to install libgnatvsn6 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 libgnatvsn6 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgnatvsn6 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgnatvsn6

Install libgnatvsn6 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgnatvsn6 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgnatvsn6

Install libgnatvsn6 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 libgnatvsn6 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgnatvsn6

How To Uninstall libgnatvsn6 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libgnatvsn6 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgnatvsn6

Uninstall libgnatvsn6 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgnatvsn6 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgnatvsn6

Remove libgnatvsn6 Configurations and Data

To remove libgnatvsn6 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgnatvsn6

Remove libgnatvsn6 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgnatvsn6 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgnatvsn6

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnatvsn6 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.