How To Install libmpack0 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmpack0 on Debian 9.
What is libmpack0
libmpack0 is:
libmpack is a small binary serialization/RPC library that implements both the msgpack and msgpack-rpc specifications.
Differences from mspack-c:
- Callback-based API to simplify (de)serialization directly to/from application-specific objects.
- C89 compatible code
- No allocation performed by the library, but helpers to simplify dynamic allocation if the application needs it.
- Non-backtracking, incremental/iterative parse/serialization API
There are three methods to install libmpack0 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 libmpack0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libmpack0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmpack0
Install libmpack0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmpack0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmpack0
Install libmpack0 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 libmpack0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmpack0
How To Uninstall libmpack0 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libmpack0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmpack0
Uninstall libmpack0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmpack0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmpack0
Remove libmpack0 Configurations and Data
To remove libmpack0 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmpack0
Remove libmpack0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmpack0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmpack0
Dependencies
libmpack0 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmpack0 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
