How To Install libsqlite0-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsqlite0-dev on Debian 9. libsqlite0-dev is SQLite 2 development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsqlite0-dev on Debian 9.

What is libsqlite0-dev

libsqlite0-dev is:

SQLite is a C library that implements an SQL database engine. Programs that link with the SQLite library can have SQL database access without running a separate RDBMS process.

NOTE: This package is SQLite version 2. Most programs that use SQLite use SQLite version 3. See the “libsqlite3-dev” package for that.

This package contains the development files (headers, static libraries)

There are three methods to install libsqlite0-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 libsqlite0-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 libsqlite0-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsqlite0-dev

Install libsqlite0-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsqlite0-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsqlite0-dev

Install libsqlite0-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 libsqlite0-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsqlite0-dev

How To Uninstall libsqlite0-dev on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libsqlite0-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsqlite0-dev

Uninstall libsqlite0-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsqlite0-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsqlite0-dev

Remove libsqlite0-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libsqlite0-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsqlite0-dev

Remove libsqlite0-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libsqlite0-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsqlite0-dev

Dependencies

libsqlite0-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsqlite0-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.