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