How To Install libfmt3-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfmt3-dev on Debian 9.
What is libfmt3-dev
libfmt3-dev is:
This library provides fast, type-safe, small, C++11-aware replacement of (s)printf and related machinery. In some cases it’s noticeably faster than boost::format, boost::lexical_cast and even sprintf itself.
This package contains the development files, include the static library.
There are three methods to install libfmt3-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 libfmt3-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 libfmt3-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfmt3-dev
Install libfmt3-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libfmt3-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfmt3-dev
Install libfmt3-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 libfmt3-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfmt3-dev
How To Uninstall libfmt3-dev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libfmt3-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfmt3-dev
Uninstall libfmt3-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfmt3-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfmt3-dev
Remove libfmt3-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libfmt3-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfmt3-dev
Remove libfmt3-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfmt3-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfmt3-dev
Dependencies
libfmt3-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfmt3-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
