How To Install libvterm-dev on Debian 10

Learn how to install libvterm-dev on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libvterm-dev is abstract terminal library (development files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvterm-dev on Debian 10.

What is libvterm-dev

libvterm-dev is:

An abstract C99 library which implements a VT220 or xterm-like terminal emulator. It doesn’t use any particular graphics toolkit or output system, instead it invokes callback function pointers that its embedding program should provide it to draw on its behalf. It avoids calling malloc() during normal running state, allowing it to be used in embedded kernel situations.

This package contains the header files and libraries needed for developing with libvterm.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libvterm-dev

Install libvterm-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libvterm-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libvterm-dev

How To Uninstall libvterm-dev on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove libvterm-dev

Uninstall libvterm-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libvterm-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvterm-dev

Remove libvterm-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libvterm-dev configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libvterm-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libvterm-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvterm-dev package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.