How To Install libtre-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtre-dev on Debian 9. libtre-dev is development package for the libtre5 regexp matching library

Introduction

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

What is libtre-dev

libtre-dev is:

This package contains the header files and static libraries required to develop programs based on the TRE library. TRE is a lightweight, robust, and efficient POSIX compliant regexp matching library with some exciting features such as approximate matching.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libtre-dev

Install libtre-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libtre-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libtre-dev

How To Uninstall libtre-dev on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove libtre-dev

Uninstall libtre-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtre-dev

Remove libtre-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libtre-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libtre-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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