How To Install libbg-dev on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libbg-dev on Debian 10.
What is libbg-dev
libbg-dev is:
This package contains a collection of libraries written by Bruce Guenter and put in use in various packages.
The library collection is mandatory to build most of software packages available at http://untroubled.org.
This package contains the development files.
There are three methods to install libbg-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 libbg-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 libbg-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libbg-dev
Install libbg-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libbg-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libbg-dev
Install libbg-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 libbg-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libbg-dev
How To Uninstall libbg-dev on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libbg-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libbg-dev
Uninstall libbg-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libbg-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbg-dev
Remove libbg-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libbg-dev configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libbg-dev
Remove libbg-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libbg-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libbg-dev
Dependencies
libbg-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libbg-dev package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.