How To Install libmosquittopp-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmosquittopp-dev on Debian 9. libmosquittopp-dev is MQTT version 3.1 client C++ library, development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmosquittopp-dev on Debian 9.

What is libmosquittopp-dev

libmosquittopp-dev is:

This is the header and man page for the libmosquittopp1 C++ library, which is a library for implementing MQTT version 3.1 clients. This package is needed to do development with libmosquittopp1.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libmosquittopp-dev

Install libmosquittopp-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libmosquittopp-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libmosquittopp-dev

How To Uninstall libmosquittopp-dev on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove libmosquittopp-dev

Uninstall libmosquittopp-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libmosquittopp-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmosquittopp-dev

Remove libmosquittopp-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libmosquittopp-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libmosquittopp-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libmosquittopp-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmosquittopp-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.