How To Install libwildmagic5-dbg on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwildmagic5-dbg on Debian 9. libwildmagic5-dbg is libraries for mathematics, physics, numerical methods - debugging symbols

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwildmagic5-dbg on Debian 9.

What is libwildmagic5-dbg

libwildmagic5-dbg is:

The WildMagic5 libraries are meant to help developers perform computing tasks in the following specialties:

  • computer graphics;
  • mathematics;
  • physics;
  • numerical methods;
  • image analysis.

This package ships these libraries:

  • The LibCore library contains some basic support that applications need. Some of this support is for convenience during development;
  • The LibMathematics library;
  • The LibGraphics library;
  • The LibPhysics library;
  • The LibApplications library.

This package provides the debugging symbols for libwildmagic5.

There are three methods to install libwildmagic5-dbg 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 libwildmagic5-dbg Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libwildmagic5-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libwildmagic5-dbg

Install libwildmagic5-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libwildmagic5-dbg using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libwildmagic5-dbg

Install libwildmagic5-dbg 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 libwildmagic5-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libwildmagic5-dbg

How To Uninstall libwildmagic5-dbg on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libwildmagic5-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libwildmagic5-dbg

Uninstall libwildmagic5-dbg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libwildmagic5-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwildmagic5-dbg

Remove libwildmagic5-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove libwildmagic5-dbg configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libwildmagic5-dbg

Remove libwildmagic5-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libwildmagic5-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libwildmagic5-dbg

Dependencies

libwildmagic5-dbg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwildmagic5-dbg package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.