How To Install libyaml-0-2 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libyaml-0-2 on Debian 9. libyaml-0-2 is Fast YAML 1.1 parser and emitter library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libyaml-0-2 on Debian 9.

What is libyaml-0-2

libyaml-0-2 is:

LibYAML is a C library for parsing and emitting data in YAML 1.1, a human-readable data serialization format.

There are three methods to install libyaml-0-2 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 libyaml-0-2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libyaml-0-2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libyaml-0-2

Install libyaml-0-2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libyaml-0-2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libyaml-0-2

Install libyaml-0-2 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 libyaml-0-2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libyaml-0-2

How To Uninstall libyaml-0-2 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libyaml-0-2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libyaml-0-2

Uninstall libyaml-0-2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libyaml-0-2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libyaml-0-2

Remove libyaml-0-2 Configurations and Data

To remove libyaml-0-2 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libyaml-0-2

Remove libyaml-0-2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libyaml-0-2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libyaml-0-2

Dependencies

libyaml-0-2 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libyaml-0-2 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.