How To Install libobjc4 on Debian 10

Learn how to install libobjc4 on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libobjc4 is Runtime library for GNU Objective-C applications

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libobjc4 on Debian 10.

What is libobjc4

libobjc4 is:

Library needed for GNU ObjC applications linked against the shared library.

There are three methods to install libobjc4 on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libobjc4 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libobjc4 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libobjc4

Install libobjc4 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libobjc4 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libobjc4

Install libobjc4 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 libobjc4 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libobjc4

How To Uninstall libobjc4 on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libobjc4 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libobjc4

Uninstall libobjc4 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libobjc4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libobjc4

Remove libobjc4 Configurations and Data

To remove libobjc4 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libobjc4

Remove libobjc4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libobjc4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libobjc4

Dependencies

libobjc4 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libobjc4 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.