How To Install libasyncns-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libasyncns-dev on Debian 12.
What is libasyncns-dev
libasyncns-dev is:
libasyncns is a C library for Linux/Unix for executing name service queries asynchronously. It is an asynchronous wrapper around getaddrinfo(3), getnameinfo(3), res_query(3) and res_search(3) from libc and libresolv.
This package contains development headers and libraries.
There are three methods to install libasyncns-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 libasyncns-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 libasyncns-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libasyncns-dev
Install libasyncns-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libasyncns-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libasyncns-dev
Install libasyncns-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 libasyncns-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libasyncns-dev
How To Uninstall libasyncns-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libasyncns-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libasyncns-dev
Uninstall libasyncns-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libasyncns-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libasyncns-dev
Remove libasyncns-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libasyncns-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libasyncns-dev
Remove libasyncns-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libasyncns-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libasyncns-dev
Dependencies
libasyncns-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libasyncns-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
