How To Install bmagic on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install bmagic on Debian 11. bmagic is C++ template library for efficient platform independent bitsets

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install bmagic on Debian 11.

What is bmagic

bmagic is:

BitMagic is a C++ template library designed and developed to implement efficient platform independent bitsets. Key features:

  • Several types of on the fly adaptive compression.
  • Dynamic range of addressable space of 232-1 bits.
  • Efficient memory management.
  • Cache optimized bitset distance algorithms.
  • Serialization in platform independent, compact format suitable for storing in files and databases.
  • Performance tuning for 32-bit and 64-bit systems.
  • Optimization for Intel SSE2 128-bit integer SIMD.

There are three methods to install bmagic on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install bmagic Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install bmagic

Install bmagic Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install bmagic using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install bmagic

Install bmagic 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 bmagic using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install bmagic

How To Uninstall bmagic on Debian 11

To uninstall only the bmagic package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove bmagic

Uninstall bmagic And Its Dependencies

To uninstall bmagic and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove bmagic

Remove bmagic Configurations and Data

To remove bmagic configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge bmagic

Remove bmagic configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bmagic

Dependencies

bmagic have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install bmagic package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.