How To Install pike8.0-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install pike8.0-dev on Debian 9. pike8.0-dev is Development files for Pike 8.0

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pike8.0-dev on Debian 9.

What is pike8.0-dev

pike8.0-dev is:

This package contains files you will need to develop C extension modules for Pike. The package depends on the recommended set of packages for the Pike environment.

Pike is an interpreted programming language, for more information see the description of the pike8.0-core package.

There are three methods to install pike8.0-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 pike8.0-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 pike8.0-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install pike8.0-dev

Install pike8.0-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install pike8.0-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install pike8.0-dev

Install pike8.0-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 pike8.0-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pike8.0-dev

How To Uninstall pike8.0-dev on Debian 9

To uninstall only the pike8.0-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pike8.0-dev

Uninstall pike8.0-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall pike8.0-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pike8.0-dev

Remove pike8.0-dev Configurations and Data

To remove pike8.0-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pike8.0-dev

Remove pike8.0-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove pike8.0-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pike8.0-dev

Dependencies

pike8.0-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pike8.0-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.