How To Install libcanlock-dev on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcanlock-dev on Debian 11. libcanlock-dev is development files for Usenet cancel lock library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcanlock-dev on Debian 11.

What is libcanlock-dev

libcanlock-dev is:

Cancel locks are used by Usenet article posters to authenticate their authorship of an article. It may then by used by servers to prevent cancel and supersede abuse. The use of this feature remains the newsmaster’s decision.

This library may be used for both the generation and the verification of cancel locks. The header file and the static library are included in this package.

There are three methods to install libcanlock-dev on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libcanlock-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 libcanlock-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libcanlock-dev

Install libcanlock-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libcanlock-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libcanlock-dev

How To Uninstall libcanlock-dev on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove libcanlock-dev

Uninstall libcanlock-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libcanlock-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcanlock-dev

Remove libcanlock-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libcanlock-dev configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libcanlock-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libcanlock-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcanlock-dev package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.