How To Install libcvector-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcvector-dev on Debian 12.
What is libcvector-dev
libcvector-dev is:
CVector is an ANSI C library which implements dynamic arrays approximating the functionality of the C++ vector class. It provides functions to create and manipulate an abstract vector container. Vector elements can be of any datatype.
This package contains files needed for compiling programs using CVector.
There are three methods to install libcvector-dev on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libcvector-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 libcvector-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcvector-dev
Install libcvector-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcvector-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcvector-dev
Install libcvector-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 libcvector-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcvector-dev
How To Uninstall libcvector-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libcvector-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcvector-dev
Uninstall libcvector-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcvector-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcvector-dev
Remove libcvector-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libcvector-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcvector-dev
Remove libcvector-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcvector-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcvector-dev
Dependencies
libcvector-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcvector-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
