How To Install libfsapfs-dev on Debian 10

Learn how to install libfsapfs-dev on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libfsapfs-dev is APFS access library – development files

Introduction

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

What is libfsapfs-dev

libfsapfs-dev is:

libfsapfs is a library to access the Apple File System (APFS).

This package includes the development support files.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libfsapfs-dev

Install libfsapfs-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libfsapfs-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libfsapfs-dev

How To Uninstall libfsapfs-dev on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove libfsapfs-dev

Uninstall libfsapfs-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfsapfs-dev

Remove libfsapfs-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libfsapfs-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libfsapfs-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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