How To Install libdime-dev on Debian 10

Learn how to install libdime-dev on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libdime-dev is DXF Import, Manipulation, and Export library - devel

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdime-dev on Debian 10.

What is libdime-dev

libdime-dev is:

Dime is a C++ class library for reading, constructing, manipulating, and writing DXF file data.

There are three methods to install libdime-dev on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libdime-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 libdime-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libdime-dev

Install libdime-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libdime-dev

Install libdime-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 libdime-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libdime-dev

How To Uninstall libdime-dev on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove libdime-dev

Uninstall libdime-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libdime-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdime-dev

Remove libdime-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libdime-dev configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libdime-dev

Remove libdime-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdime-dev

Dependencies

libdime-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdime-dev package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.