How To Install libsysfs-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsysfs-dev on Debian 9. libsysfs-dev is interface library to sysfs - development files

Introduction

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

What is libsysfs-dev

libsysfs-dev is:

Sysfs is a virtual file system in Linux kernel 2.5+ that provides a tree of system devices. libsysfs provides a stable programming interface to sysfs and eases querying system devices and their attributes.

This package provides everything that is needed for developing own programs using libsysfs: C headers, a static library, documentation and example programs.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libsysfs-dev

Install libsysfs-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libsysfs-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libsysfs-dev

How To Uninstall libsysfs-dev on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove libsysfs-dev

Uninstall libsysfs-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsysfs-dev

Remove libsysfs-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libsysfs-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libsysfs-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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