How To Install librec-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install librec-dev on Debian 9.
What is librec-dev
librec-dev is:
This package contains header files and the library needed to develop applications for recfiles.
There are three methods to install librec-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 librec-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 librec-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install librec-dev
Install librec-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install librec-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install librec-dev
Install librec-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 librec-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install librec-dev
How To Uninstall librec-dev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the librec-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove librec-dev
Uninstall librec-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall librec-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove librec-dev
Remove librec-dev Configurations and Data
To remove librec-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge librec-dev
Remove librec-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove librec-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge librec-dev
Dependencies
librec-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install librec-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
