How To Install libtoxcore-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtoxcore-dev on Debian 12.
What is libtoxcore-dev
libtoxcore-dev is:
Tox provides an encrypted, distributed, and extensible peer-to-peer platform that can be used for various forms of communication. Tox is intended to be used as a multimedia messenger, but many people have shown that Tox can be used for a lot more than just instant messaging.
This package contains the development headers.
There are three methods to install libtoxcore-dev on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libtoxcore-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 libtoxcore-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libtoxcore-dev
Install libtoxcore-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libtoxcore-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libtoxcore-dev
Install libtoxcore-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 libtoxcore-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libtoxcore-dev
How To Uninstall libtoxcore-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libtoxcore-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libtoxcore-dev
Uninstall libtoxcore-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libtoxcore-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtoxcore-dev
Remove libtoxcore-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libtoxcore-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libtoxcore-dev
Remove libtoxcore-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libtoxcore-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtoxcore-dev
Dependencies
libtoxcore-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtoxcore-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
