How To Install libptytty-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libptytty-dev on Debian 12.
What is libptytty-dev
libptytty-dev is:
A small library that offers pseudo-tty management in an OS-independent way. It also offers session database support (utmp and optional wtmp/lastlog updates for login shells).
This package contains libptytty’s header files.
There are three methods to install libptytty-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 libptytty-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 libptytty-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libptytty-dev
Install libptytty-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libptytty-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libptytty-dev
Install libptytty-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 libptytty-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libptytty-dev
How To Uninstall libptytty-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libptytty-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libptytty-dev
Uninstall libptytty-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libptytty-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libptytty-dev
Remove libptytty-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libptytty-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libptytty-dev
Remove libptytty-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libptytty-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libptytty-dev
Dependencies
libptytty-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libptytty-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
