How To Install libvpb-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvpb-dev on Debian 9. libvpb-dev is Voicetronix telephony hardware userspace library development files

Introduction

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

What is libvpb-dev

libvpb-dev is:

This package provides the necessary headers and library support files for building applications that use libvpb.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libvpb-dev

Install libvpb-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libvpb-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libvpb-dev

How To Uninstall libvpb-dev on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove libvpb-dev

Uninstall libvpb-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvpb-dev

Remove libvpb-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libvpb-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libvpb-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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