How To Install libinih-dev on Debian 10

Learn how to install libinih-dev on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libinih-dev is simple .INI file parser (development files)

Introduction

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

What is libinih-dev

libinih-dev is:

inih (INI Not Invented Here) is a simple .INI file parser written in C. It’s only a couple of pages of code, and it was designed to be small and simple, so it’s good for embedded systems. It’s also more or less compatible with Python’s ConfigParser style of .INI files, including RFC 822-style multi-line syntax and name: value entries.

This package contains the header files.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libinih-dev

Install libinih-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libinih-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libinih-dev

How To Uninstall libinih-dev on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove libinih-dev

Uninstall libinih-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libinih-dev

Remove libinih-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libinih-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libinih-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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