How To Install libslang2 on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install libslang2 on Debian 11. libslang2 is S-Lang programming library - runtime version

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libslang2 on Debian 11.

What is libslang2

libslang2 is:

S-Lang is a C programmer’s library that includes routines for the rapid development of sophisticated, user friendly, multi-platform applications.

This package contains only the shared library libslang.so.* and copyright information. It is only necessary for programs that use this library (such as jed and slrn). If you plan on doing development with S-Lang, you will need the companion -dev package as well.

There are three methods to install libslang2 on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libslang2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libslang2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libslang2

Install libslang2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libslang2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libslang2

Install libslang2 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 libslang2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libslang2

How To Uninstall libslang2 on Debian 11

To uninstall only the libslang2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libslang2

Uninstall libslang2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libslang2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libslang2

Remove libslang2 Configurations and Data

To remove libslang2 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libslang2

Remove libslang2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libslang2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libslang2

Dependencies

libslang2 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libslang2 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.