How To Install libnetxx-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnetxx-dev on Debian 9.
What is libnetxx-dev
libnetxx-dev is:
Netxx is a C++ network programming library. It is designed to take the pain out of programming network communications applications.
There are three methods to install libnetxx-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 libnetxx-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 libnetxx-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libnetxx-dev
Install libnetxx-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libnetxx-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libnetxx-dev
Install libnetxx-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 libnetxx-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libnetxx-dev
How To Uninstall libnetxx-dev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libnetxx-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libnetxx-dev
Uninstall libnetxx-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libnetxx-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnetxx-dev
Remove libnetxx-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libnetxx-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libnetxx-dev
Remove libnetxx-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libnetxx-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnetxx-dev
Dependencies
libnetxx-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnetxx-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
