How To Install libgretl1-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgretl1-dev on Debian 9.
What is libgretl1-dev
libgretl1-dev is:
The GNU Regression, Econometric and Time-Series Library (gretl) is a software package for econometric analysis. The package comprises a shared library, a command-line client program, and a graphical client built using GTK+.
This package provides the static library and header files.
There are three methods to install libgretl1-dev 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 libgretl1-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgretl1-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgretl1-dev
Install libgretl1-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgretl1-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgretl1-dev
Install libgretl1-dev 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 libgretl1-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgretl1-dev
How To Uninstall libgretl1-dev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libgretl1-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgretl1-dev
Uninstall libgretl1-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgretl1-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgretl1-dev
Remove libgretl1-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libgretl1-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgretl1-dev
Remove libgretl1-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgretl1-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgretl1-dev
Dependencies
libgretl1-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgretl1-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.