How To Install libsigc++-2.0-dev on Debian 10

Learn how to install libsigc++-2.0-dev on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libsigc++-2.0-dev is type-safe Signal Framework for C++ - development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsigc++-2.0-dev on Debian 10.

What is libsigc++-2.0-dev

libsigc++-2.0-dev is:

This library implements a full callback system for use in widget libraries, abstract interfaces, and general programming. It provides the ability to connect an abstract callback to a class method, function, or function object, and contains adaptor classes for the connection of dissimilar callbacks.

These are the development files for libsigc++, needed only if you wish to write software which uses it.

There are three methods to install libsigc++-2.0-dev on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libsigc++-2.0-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 libsigc++-2.0-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsigc++-2.0-dev

Install libsigc++-2.0-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsigc++-2.0-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsigc++-2.0-dev

Install libsigc++-2.0-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 libsigc++-2.0-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsigc++-2.0-dev

How To Uninstall libsigc++-2.0-dev on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libsigc++-2.0-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsigc++-2.0-dev

Uninstall libsigc++-2.0-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsigc++-2.0-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsigc++-2.0-dev

Remove libsigc++-2.0-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libsigc++-2.0-dev configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsigc++-2.0-dev

Remove libsigc++-2.0-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libsigc++-2.0-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsigc++-2.0-dev

Dependencies

libsigc++-2.0-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsigc++-2.0-dev package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.