How To Install slang-sqlite on Debian 10

Learn how to install slang-sqlite on Debian 10 with this tutorial. slang-sqlite is S-Lang bindings to the sqlite3 database library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install slang-sqlite on Debian 10.

What is slang-sqlite

slang-sqlite is:

The S-Lang module contained in this package provides bindings to the SQLite3 database engine. This module can be used in slsh (the S-Lang shell), in the JED editor, and in the news reader slrn.

There are three methods to install slang-sqlite 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 slang-sqlite Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install slang-sqlite

Install slang-sqlite Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install slang-sqlite

Install slang-sqlite 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 slang-sqlite using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install slang-sqlite

How To Uninstall slang-sqlite on Debian 10

To uninstall only the slang-sqlite package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove slang-sqlite

Uninstall slang-sqlite And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove slang-sqlite

Remove slang-sqlite Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge slang-sqlite

Remove slang-sqlite configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge slang-sqlite

Dependencies

slang-sqlite have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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