How To Install libcanlock2-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcanlock2-dev on Debian 9. libcanlock2-dev is development files for Usenet cancel lock library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcanlock2-dev on Debian 9.

What is libcanlock2-dev

libcanlock2-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 libcanlock2-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 libcanlock2-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 libcanlock2-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libcanlock2-dev

Install libcanlock2-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libcanlock2-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libcanlock2-dev

Install libcanlock2-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 libcanlock2-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcanlock2-dev

How To Uninstall libcanlock2-dev on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libcanlock2-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libcanlock2-dev

Uninstall libcanlock2-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libcanlock2-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcanlock2-dev

Remove libcanlock2-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libcanlock2-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libcanlock2-dev

Remove libcanlock2-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libcanlock2-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcanlock2-dev

Dependencies

libcanlock2-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcanlock2-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.