How To Install libgtkada-doc on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgtkada-doc on Debian 9. libgtkada-doc is Ada binding for the GTK+ GUI (documentation)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgtkada-doc on Debian 9.

What is libgtkada-doc

libgtkada-doc is:

GtkAda is a library that allows programmers to write GTK+ applications in the Ada programming language.

This package contains examples, lists of known problems and comments about the Debian packaging.

The complete GTKAda user guide cannot be distributed by Debian because it is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License with Invariant Sections and Cover Texts. The reference manual cannot be generated from source without the user guide. They are published by upstream authors at http://docs.adacore.com/gprbuild-docs/html/gprbuild_ug.html and http://docs.adacore.com/gtkada-docs/gtkada_ug/_build/html.

There are three methods to install libgtkada-doc 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 libgtkada-doc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libgtkada-doc

Install libgtkada-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libgtkada-doc

Install libgtkada-doc 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 libgtkada-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgtkada-doc

How To Uninstall libgtkada-doc on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libgtkada-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgtkada-doc

Uninstall libgtkada-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgtkada-doc

Remove libgtkada-doc Configurations and Data

To remove libgtkada-doc configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgtkada-doc

Remove libgtkada-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgtkada-doc

Dependencies

libgtkada-doc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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