How To Install libalpm-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libalpm-dev on Debian 12.
What is libalpm-dev
libalpm-dev is:
Development files for libalpm, a package management library primarily used by pacman.
There are three methods to install libalpm-dev on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libalpm-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 libalpm-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libalpm-dev
Install libalpm-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libalpm-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libalpm-dev
Install libalpm-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 libalpm-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libalpm-dev
How To Uninstall libalpm-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libalpm-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libalpm-dev
Uninstall libalpm-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libalpm-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libalpm-dev
Remove libalpm-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libalpm-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libalpm-dev
Remove libalpm-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libalpm-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libalpm-dev
Dependencies
libalpm-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libalpm-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
