How To Install libautounit-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libautounit-dev on Debian 9.
What is libautounit-dev
libautounit-dev is:
This package provides the development environment to write unit tests in the C Programming Language.
There are three methods to install libautounit-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 libautounit-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 libautounit-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libautounit-dev
Install libautounit-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libautounit-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libautounit-dev
Install libautounit-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 libautounit-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libautounit-dev
How To Uninstall libautounit-dev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libautounit-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libautounit-dev
Uninstall libautounit-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libautounit-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libautounit-dev
Remove libautounit-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libautounit-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libautounit-dev
Remove libautounit-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libautounit-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libautounit-dev
Dependencies
libautounit-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libautounit-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.