How To Install libczmq-dbg on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libczmq-dbg on Debian 9. libczmq-dbg is High-level C binding for ZeroMQ (debugging symbols)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libczmq-dbg on Debian 9.

What is libczmq-dbg

libczmq-dbg is:

czmq (previously known as libzapi) provides a high-level C binding for 0MQ, a lightweight messaging library.

This library provides higher level abstractions on top of the base library, with features such as:

  • Work with messages as strings, individual frames, or multipart messages.
  • Automatic closure of any open sockets at context termination.
  • Automatic LINGER configuration of all sockets for context termination.
  • Portable API for creating child threads and ?MQ pipes to talk to them.
  • Simple reactor with one-off and repeated timers, and socket readers.
  • System clock functions for sleeping and calculating timers.
  • Easy API to get/set all socket options.
  • Includes generic hash and list containers.

This package provides the debugging symbols for czmq.

There are three methods to install libczmq-dbg 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 libczmq-dbg Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libczmq-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libczmq-dbg

Install libczmq-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libczmq-dbg

Install libczmq-dbg 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 libczmq-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libczmq-dbg

How To Uninstall libczmq-dbg on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libczmq-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libczmq-dbg

Uninstall libczmq-dbg And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libczmq-dbg

Remove libczmq-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove libczmq-dbg configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libczmq-dbg

Remove libczmq-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libczmq-dbg

Dependencies

libczmq-dbg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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