How To Install libfixmath-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfixmath-dev on Debian 12.
What is libfixmath-dev
libfixmath-dev is:
Libfixmath implements Q16.16 format fixed point operations in C
There are three methods to install libfixmath-dev on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libfixmath-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 libfixmath-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfixmath-dev
Install libfixmath-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libfixmath-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfixmath-dev
Install libfixmath-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 libfixmath-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfixmath-dev
How To Uninstall libfixmath-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libfixmath-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfixmath-dev
Uninstall libfixmath-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfixmath-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfixmath-dev
Remove libfixmath-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libfixmath-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfixmath-dev
Remove libfixmath-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfixmath-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfixmath-dev
Dependencies
libfixmath-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfixmath-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
