How To Install libccnet-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libccnet-dev on Debian 9. libccnet-dev is framework for writing networked applications in C

Introduction

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

What is libccnet-dev

libccnet-dev is:

The Ccnet framework provides the following basic services:

  • Peer identification
  • Connection Management
  • Service invocation
  • Message sending

This package contains development library.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libccnet-dev

Install libccnet-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libccnet-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libccnet-dev

How To Uninstall libccnet-dev on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove libccnet-dev

Uninstall libccnet-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libccnet-dev

Remove libccnet-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libccnet-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libccnet-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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