How To Install libyang2-tools on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libyang2-tools on Debian 12.
What is libyang2-tools
libyang2-tools is:
This package provides the “yanglint” and “yangre” tools which can be used during the creation of IETF YANG schemas. The tools are not generally useful for normal operation where libyang primarily processes configuration data, not schemas.
There are three methods to install libyang2-tools on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libyang2-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libyang2-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libyang2-tools
Install libyang2-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libyang2-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libyang2-tools
Install libyang2-tools 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 libyang2-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libyang2-tools
How To Uninstall libyang2-tools on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libyang2-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libyang2-tools
Uninstall libyang2-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libyang2-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libyang2-tools
Remove libyang2-tools Configurations and Data
To remove libyang2-tools configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libyang2-tools
Remove libyang2-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libyang2-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libyang2-tools
Dependencies
libyang2-tools have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libyang2-tools package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
