How To Install libcvtapi-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcvtapi-dev on Debian 12.
What is libcvtapi-dev
libcvtapi-dev is:
This package provides the official implementation of the VirusTotal API in C programming language.
VirusTotal is a free online service that analyzes suspicious files, domains, IPs and URLs to detect malware and other breaches, automatically share them with the security community.
This package contains the files needed to compile and link programs which use this library.
There are three methods to install libcvtapi-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 libcvtapi-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 libcvtapi-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcvtapi-dev
Install libcvtapi-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcvtapi-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcvtapi-dev
Install libcvtapi-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 libcvtapi-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcvtapi-dev
How To Uninstall libcvtapi-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libcvtapi-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcvtapi-dev
Uninstall libcvtapi-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcvtapi-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcvtapi-dev
Remove libcvtapi-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libcvtapi-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcvtapi-dev
Remove libcvtapi-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcvtapi-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcvtapi-dev
Dependencies
libcvtapi-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcvtapi-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
