How To Install libdivide-dev on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdivide-dev on Debian 10.
What is libdivide-dev
libdivide-dev is:
libdivide allows you to replace expensive integer divides with comparatively cheap multiplication and bitshifts. Compilers usually do this, but only when the divisor is known at compile time. libdivide allows you to take advantage of it at runtime. The result is that integer division can become a lot faster.
There are three methods to install libdivide-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 libdivide-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 libdivide-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libdivide-dev
Install libdivide-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libdivide-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libdivide-dev
Install libdivide-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 libdivide-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libdivide-dev
How To Uninstall libdivide-dev on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libdivide-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libdivide-dev
Uninstall libdivide-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libdivide-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdivide-dev
Remove libdivide-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libdivide-dev configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libdivide-dev
Remove libdivide-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libdivide-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdivide-dev
Dependencies
libdivide-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdivide-dev package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
