How To Install libp8-platform2 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libp8-platform2 on Debian 9.
What is libp8-platform2
libp8-platform2 is:
Platform support library of Pulse-Eight. It includes C++ wrappers for platform-specific atomic operations, threading, sockets and also string utilities.
There are three methods to install libp8-platform2 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 libp8-platform2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libp8-platform2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libp8-platform2
Install libp8-platform2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libp8-platform2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libp8-platform2
Install libp8-platform2 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 libp8-platform2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libp8-platform2
How To Uninstall libp8-platform2 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libp8-platform2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libp8-platform2
Uninstall libp8-platform2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libp8-platform2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libp8-platform2
Remove libp8-platform2 Configurations and Data
To remove libp8-platform2 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libp8-platform2
Remove libp8-platform2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libp8-platform2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libp8-platform2
Dependencies
libp8-platform2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libp8-platform2 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
