How To Install libplfit-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libplfit-dev on Debian 12.
What is libplfit-dev
libplfit-dev is:
The plfit software fits power-law distributions to empirical (discrete or continuous) data, according to the method of Clauset, Shalizi and Newman [SIAM Review 51, 661-703 (2009)].
This package contains the header files, static libraries and symbolic links that developers using the plfit library will need.
There are three methods to install libplfit-dev on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libplfit-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 libplfit-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libplfit-dev
Install libplfit-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libplfit-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libplfit-dev
Install libplfit-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 libplfit-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libplfit-dev
How To Uninstall libplfit-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libplfit-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libplfit-dev
Uninstall libplfit-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libplfit-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libplfit-dev
Remove libplfit-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libplfit-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libplfit-dev
Remove libplfit-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libplfit-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libplfit-dev
Dependencies
libplfit-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libplfit-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
