How To Install libupb0 on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install libupb0 on Debian 11. libupb0 is small protobuf implementation in C

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libupb0 on Debian 11.

What is libupb0

libupb0 is:

upb generates a C API for creating, parsing, and serializing messages as declared in .proto files. upb is heavily arena-based: all messages always live in an arena (note: the arena can live in stack or static memory if desired).

This package contains the runtime libraries needed for upb.

There are three methods to install libupb0 on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libupb0 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libupb0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libupb0

Install libupb0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libupb0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libupb0

Install libupb0 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 libupb0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libupb0

How To Uninstall libupb0 on Debian 11

To uninstall only the libupb0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libupb0

Uninstall libupb0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libupb0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libupb0

Remove libupb0 Configurations and Data

To remove libupb0 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libupb0

Remove libupb0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libupb0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libupb0

Dependencies

libupb0 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libupb0 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.