How To Install libcypher-parser-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcypher-parser-dev on Debian 9. libcypher-parser-dev is Development files for libcypher-parser

Introduction

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

What is libcypher-parser-dev

libcypher-parser-dev is:

Cypher is a graph query language that allows for expressive and efficient querying of graph data.

libcypher-parser provides efficient parsing of Cypher into an Abstract Syntax Tree (AST) form, using a parsing expression grammar that is equivalent to that used in the Neo4j graph database.

This package contains the development files (headers, static libraries).

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

sudo apt-get -y install libcypher-parser-dev

Install libcypher-parser-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libcypher-parser-dev

Install libcypher-parser-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 libcypher-parser-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcypher-parser-dev

How To Uninstall libcypher-parser-dev on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove libcypher-parser-dev

Uninstall libcypher-parser-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcypher-parser-dev

Remove libcypher-parser-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libcypher-parser-dev

Remove libcypher-parser-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcypher-parser-dev

Dependencies

libcypher-parser-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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