How To Install libkshark-dev on Debian 12

Learn how to install libkshark-dev on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libkshark-dev is Library for accessing ftrace file system (development files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkshark-dev on Debian 12.

What is libkshark-dev

libkshark-dev is:

Library for accessing ftrace file system and provides API for processing of tracing data.

This package is needed to compile programs against libkshark2.

There are three methods to install libkshark-dev on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libkshark-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 libkshark-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libkshark-dev

Install libkshark-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libkshark-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libkshark-dev

How To Uninstall libkshark-dev on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove libkshark-dev

Uninstall libkshark-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libkshark-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkshark-dev

Remove libkshark-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libkshark-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libkshark-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libkshark-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkshark-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.