How To Install libhesiod-dev on Debian 10

Learn how to install libhesiod-dev on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libhesiod-dev is Project Athenas DNS-based directory service - development files

Introduction

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

What is libhesiod-dev

libhesiod-dev is:

Hesiod is a name service library that can provide general name service for a variety of applications. It is derived from BIND, the Berkeley Internet Name Daemon, and leverages the existing DNS infrastructure of a network. It is used on a number of university networks, including MIT and Iowa State University.

This package contains Hesiod’s include files and static library.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libhesiod-dev

Install libhesiod-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libhesiod-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libhesiod-dev

How To Uninstall libhesiod-dev on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove libhesiod-dev

Uninstall libhesiod-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libhesiod-dev

Remove libhesiod-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libhesiod-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libhesiod-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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