How To Install binutils-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install binutils-dev on Debian 9.
What is binutils-dev
binutils-dev is:
This package includes header files and static libraries necessary to build programs which use the GNU BFD library, which is part of binutils. Note that building Debian packages which depend on the shared libbfd is Not Allowed.
There are three methods to install binutils-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 binutils-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 binutils-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install binutils-dev
Install binutils-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install binutils-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install binutils-dev
Install binutils-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 binutils-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install binutils-dev
How To Uninstall binutils-dev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the binutils-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove binutils-dev
Uninstall binutils-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall binutils-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove binutils-dev
Remove binutils-dev Configurations and Data
To remove binutils-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge binutils-dev
Remove binutils-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove binutils-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge binutils-dev
Dependencies
binutils-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install binutils-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.