How To Install libudev-dev on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libudev-dev on Debian 10.
What is libudev-dev
libudev-dev is:
This package contains the files needed for developing applications that use libudev.
There are three methods to install libudev-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 libudev-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 libudev-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libudev-dev
Install libudev-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libudev-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libudev-dev
Install libudev-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 libudev-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libudev-dev
How To Uninstall libudev-dev on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libudev-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libudev-dev
Uninstall libudev-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libudev-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libudev-dev
Remove libudev-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libudev-dev configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libudev-dev
Remove libudev-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libudev-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libudev-dev
Dependencies
libudev-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libudev-dev package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
