How To Install libgflags2v5 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgflags2v5 on Debian 9.
What is libgflags2v5
libgflags2v5 is:
gflags is a library that implements commandline flags processing. As such it’s a replacement for getopt(). It has increased flexibility, including built-in support for C++ types like string, and the ability to define flags in the source file in which they’re used.
This package contains shared libraries.
There are three methods to install libgflags2v5 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 libgflags2v5 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgflags2v5 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgflags2v5
Install libgflags2v5 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgflags2v5 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgflags2v5
Install libgflags2v5 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 libgflags2v5 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgflags2v5
How To Uninstall libgflags2v5 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libgflags2v5 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgflags2v5
Uninstall libgflags2v5 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgflags2v5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgflags2v5
Remove libgflags2v5 Configurations and Data
To remove libgflags2v5 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgflags2v5
Remove libgflags2v5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgflags2v5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgflags2v5
Dependencies
libgflags2v5 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgflags2v5 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
