How To Install libbg1-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbg1-dev on Debian 9. libbg1-dev is BG Libraries Collection (development)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbg1-dev on Debian 9.

What is libbg1-dev

libbg1-dev is:

This package contains a collection of libraries written by myself [Bruce Guenter] and put in use in various packages.

The library collection is mandatory to build most of Bruce Guenter’s software packages available at http://untroubled.org.

This package contains the development files.

There are three methods to install libbg1-dev 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 libbg1-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 libbg1-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libbg1-dev

Install libbg1-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libbg1-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libbg1-dev

Install libbg1-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 libbg1-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libbg1-dev

How To Uninstall libbg1-dev on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libbg1-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libbg1-dev

Uninstall libbg1-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libbg1-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbg1-dev

Remove libbg1-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libbg1-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libbg1-dev

Remove libbg1-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libbg1-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libbg1-dev

Dependencies

libbg1-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbg1-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.