How To Install libiptc-dev on Debian 10

Learn how to install libiptc-dev on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libiptc-dev is Development files for libiptc

Introduction

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

What is libiptc-dev

libiptc-dev is:

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This package provides development files and static libraries for libiptc.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libiptc-dev

Install libiptc-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libiptc-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libiptc-dev

How To Uninstall libiptc-dev on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove libiptc-dev

Uninstall libiptc-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libiptc-dev

Remove libiptc-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libiptc-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libiptc-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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