How To Install libaosd-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libaosd-dev on Debian 12.
What is libaosd-dev
libaosd-dev is:
libaosd is an advanced on screen display library. It supports many modern features like anti-aliased text and composited rendering via XComposite, as well as support for rendering Cairo and Pango layouts.
This package contains the development headers.
There are three methods to install libaosd-dev 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 libaosd-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 libaosd-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libaosd-dev
Install libaosd-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libaosd-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libaosd-dev
Install libaosd-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 libaosd-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libaosd-dev
How To Uninstall libaosd-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libaosd-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libaosd-dev
Uninstall libaosd-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libaosd-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libaosd-dev
Remove libaosd-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libaosd-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libaosd-dev
Remove libaosd-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libaosd-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libaosd-dev
Dependencies
libaosd-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libaosd-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
