How To Install libclassad-dev on Debian 10

Learn how to install libclassad-dev on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libclassad-dev is HTCondor classads expression language - development library

Introduction

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

What is libclassad-dev

libclassad-dev is:

Classified Advertisements (classads) are the lingua franca of HTCondor, used for describing jobs, workstations, and other resources. There is a protocol for evaluating whether two classads match, which is used by the HTCondor central manager to determine the compatibility of jobs, and workstations where they may be run.

This package provides the static library and header files.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libclassad-dev

Install libclassad-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libclassad-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libclassad-dev

How To Uninstall libclassad-dev on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove libclassad-dev

Uninstall libclassad-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libclassad-dev

Remove libclassad-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libclassad-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libclassad-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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