How To Install libelf-freebsd-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libelf-freebsd-dev on Debian 9. libelf-freebsd-dev is Development files for libelf (FreeBSD version)

Introduction

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

What is libelf-freebsd-dev

libelf-freebsd-dev is:

This package contains the header files and static library needed to compile applications that use libelf.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libelf-freebsd-dev

Install libelf-freebsd-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libelf-freebsd-dev

Install libelf-freebsd-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 libelf-freebsd-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libelf-freebsd-dev

How To Uninstall libelf-freebsd-dev on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove libelf-freebsd-dev

Uninstall libelf-freebsd-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libelf-freebsd-dev

Remove libelf-freebsd-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libelf-freebsd-dev

Remove libelf-freebsd-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libelf-freebsd-dev

Dependencies

libelf-freebsd-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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