How To Install libebml-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libebml-dev on Debian 9. libebml-dev is access library for the EBML format (development files)

Introduction

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

What is libebml-dev

libebml-dev is:

The libebml library allows one to read and write files using EBML (the Extensible Binary Meta Language), a binary pendant to XML. Using libebml makes it easier to extend a file format without breaking support in older parsers.

This package contains the header files and static libraries needed to compile applications that use libebml.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libebml-dev

Install libebml-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libebml-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libebml-dev

How To Uninstall libebml-dev on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove libebml-dev

Uninstall libebml-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libebml-dev

Remove libebml-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libebml-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libebml-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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