How To Install libapt-pkg-dev on Debian 10

Learn how to install libapt-pkg-dev on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libapt-pkg-dev is development files for APTs libapt-pkg and libapt-inst

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libapt-pkg-dev on Debian 10.

What is libapt-pkg-dev

libapt-pkg-dev is:

This package contains the header files and libraries for developing with APT’s libapt-pkg Debian package manipulation library and the libapt-inst deb/tar/ar library.

There are three methods to install libapt-pkg-dev on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libapt-pkg-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 libapt-pkg-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libapt-pkg-dev

Install libapt-pkg-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libapt-pkg-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libapt-pkg-dev

Install libapt-pkg-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 libapt-pkg-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libapt-pkg-dev

How To Uninstall libapt-pkg-dev on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libapt-pkg-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libapt-pkg-dev

Uninstall libapt-pkg-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libapt-pkg-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libapt-pkg-dev

Remove libapt-pkg-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libapt-pkg-dev configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libapt-pkg-dev

Remove libapt-pkg-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libapt-pkg-dev

Dependencies

libapt-pkg-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libapt-pkg-dev package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.