How To Install libconfig8-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libconfig8-dev on Debian 9.
What is libconfig8-dev
libconfig8-dev is:
This is a transitional package for libconfig-dev, and can be safely removed when no other package depends on it.
There are three methods to install libconfig8-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 libconfig8-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 libconfig8-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libconfig8-dev
Install libconfig8-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libconfig8-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libconfig8-dev
Install libconfig8-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 libconfig8-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libconfig8-dev
How To Uninstall libconfig8-dev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libconfig8-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libconfig8-dev
Uninstall libconfig8-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libconfig8-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libconfig8-dev
Remove libconfig8-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libconfig8-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libconfig8-dev
Remove libconfig8-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libconfig8-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libconfig8-dev
Dependencies
libconfig8-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libconfig8-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
