How To Install libventrilo-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libventrilo-dev on Debian 9. libventrilo-dev is library for communicating with Ventrilo servers (development)

Introduction

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

What is libventrilo-dev

libventrilo-dev is:

libventrilo is a networking library for communicating with Ventrilo servers. It performs audio encoding/decoding, signal processing and network communications.

This package contains the development headers.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libventrilo-dev

Install libventrilo-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libventrilo-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libventrilo-dev

How To Uninstall libventrilo-dev on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove libventrilo-dev

Uninstall libventrilo-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libventrilo-dev

Remove libventrilo-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libventrilo-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libventrilo-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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