How To Install libb64-dev on Debian 10

Learn how to install libb64-dev on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libb64-dev is base64 encoding/decoding library - development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libb64-dev on Debian 10.

What is libb64-dev

libb64-dev is:

libb64 is a library of ANSI C routines for fast encoding/decoding data into and from a base64-encoded format.

This package provides the static library and headers for C and C++.

There are three methods to install libb64-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 libb64-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 libb64-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libb64-dev

Install libb64-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libb64-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libb64-dev

Install libb64-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 libb64-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libb64-dev

How To Uninstall libb64-dev on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libb64-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libb64-dev

Uninstall libb64-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libb64-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libb64-dev

Remove libb64-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libb64-dev configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libb64-dev

Remove libb64-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libb64-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libb64-dev

Dependencies

libb64-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libb64-dev package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.