How To Install libexplain-dev on Debian 10

Learn how to install libexplain-dev on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libexplain-dev is library of system-call-specific strerror repl - development files

Introduction

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

What is libexplain-dev

libexplain-dev is:

This package provides a library which may be used to explain Unix and Linux system call errors. The library is not quite a drop-in replacement for strerror, but it comes close, with each system call having a dedicated libexplain function.

This package contains the development files.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libexplain-dev

Install libexplain-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libexplain-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libexplain-dev

How To Uninstall libexplain-dev on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove libexplain-dev

Uninstall libexplain-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libexplain-dev

Remove libexplain-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libexplain-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libexplain-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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