How To Install libautounit-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libautounit-dev on Debian 9. libautounit-dev is Development files for C unit testing framework

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.