How To Install libxgks-dev on Debian 10

Learn how to install libxgks-dev on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libxgks-dev is X11 Graphical Kernel Subsystem, development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxgks-dev on Debian 10.

What is libxgks-dev

libxgks-dev is:

XGKS is a level 2C implementation of the ANSI Graphical Kernel System (GKS) for use in a Unix environment with the X Window System. It supports the Fortran language binding and a C language binding based on the 1988 draft.

GKS is a basic graphics system for applications that produce computer generated two-dimensional pictures on line graphics or raster graphics output devices. It supports operator input and interaction by supplying basic functions for graphical input and picture segmentation and allows storage and dynamic modification of pictures. GKS is no longer under active development, but used in several existing graphical toolkits.

It is not expected that XGKS will gather any new users, but factoring it out simplifies the size and maintenance of some other packages.

There are three methods to install libxgks-dev 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 libxgks-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 libxgks-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libxgks-dev

Install libxgks-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libxgks-dev

Install libxgks-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 libxgks-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libxgks-dev

How To Uninstall libxgks-dev on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libxgks-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libxgks-dev

Uninstall libxgks-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxgks-dev

Remove libxgks-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libxgks-dev configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libxgks-dev

Remove libxgks-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxgks-dev

Dependencies

libxgks-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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