How To Install libstdc++-8-dev on Debian 10

Learn how to install libstdc++-8-dev on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libstdc++-8-dev is GNU Standard C++ Library v3 (development files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libstdc++-8-dev on Debian 10.

What is libstdc++-8-dev

libstdc++-8-dev is:

This package contains the headers and static library files necessary for building C++ programs which use libstdc++.

libstdc++-v3 is a complete rewrite from the previous libstdc++-v2, which was included up to g++-2.95. The first version of libstdc++-v3 appeared in g++-3.0.

There are three methods to install libstdc++-8-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 libstdc++-8-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 libstdc++-8-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libstdc++-8-dev

Install libstdc++-8-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libstdc++-8-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libstdc++-8-dev

Install libstdc++-8-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 libstdc++-8-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libstdc++-8-dev

How To Uninstall libstdc++-8-dev on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libstdc++-8-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libstdc++-8-dev

Uninstall libstdc++-8-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libstdc++-8-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libstdc++-8-dev

Remove libstdc++-8-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libstdc++-8-dev configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libstdc++-8-dev

Remove libstdc++-8-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libstdc++-8-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libstdc++-8-dev

Dependencies

libstdc++-8-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libstdc++-8-dev package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.