How To Install liboop-dev on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install liboop-dev on Debian 11. liboop-dev is Event loop management library - development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install liboop-dev on Debian 11.

What is liboop-dev

liboop-dev is:

Liboop is a low-level event loop management library for POSIX-based operating systems. It supports the development of modular, multiplexed applications which may respond to events from several sources. It replaces the “select() loop” and allows the registration of event handlers for file and network I/O, timers and signals. Since processes use these mechanisms for almost all external communication, liboop can be used as a basis for almost any application.

This package contains the liboop development libraries and header files, required to develop and/or compile applications that use liboop.

There are three methods to install liboop-dev on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

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

sudo apt-get -y install liboop-dev

Install liboop-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install liboop-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install liboop-dev

How To Uninstall liboop-dev on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove liboop-dev

Uninstall liboop-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall liboop-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove liboop-dev

Remove liboop-dev Configurations and Data

To remove liboop-dev configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge liboop-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

liboop-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install liboop-dev package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.