How To Install libevtlog-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libevtlog-dev on Debian 9.
What is libevtlog-dev
libevtlog-dev is:
The EventLog library aims to be a replacement of the simple syslog() API provided on UNIX systems. The major difference between EventLog and syslog is that EventLog tries to add structure to messages.
EventLog provides an interface to build, format and output an event record. The exact format and output method can be customized by the administrator via a configuration file.
This package contains the development files.
There are three methods to install libevtlog-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 libevtlog-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 libevtlog-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libevtlog-dev
Install libevtlog-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libevtlog-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libevtlog-dev
Install libevtlog-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 libevtlog-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libevtlog-dev
How To Uninstall libevtlog-dev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libevtlog-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libevtlog-dev
Uninstall libevtlog-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libevtlog-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libevtlog-dev
Remove libevtlog-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libevtlog-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libevtlog-dev
Remove libevtlog-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libevtlog-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libevtlog-dev
Dependencies
libevtlog-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libevtlog-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
