How To Install libbluetooth-dev on Debian 11

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbluetooth-dev on Debian 11.

What is libbluetooth-dev

libbluetooth-dev is:

BlueZ is the official Linux Bluetooth protocol stack. It is an Open Source project distributed under GNU General Public License (GPL).

This package contains the development libraries and header files you need to develop your programs using the libbluetooth library.

There are three methods to install libbluetooth-dev on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libbluetooth-dev

Install libbluetooth-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libbluetooth-dev

Install libbluetooth-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 libbluetooth-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libbluetooth-dev

How To Uninstall libbluetooth-dev on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove libbluetooth-dev

Uninstall libbluetooth-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libbluetooth-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbluetooth-dev

Remove libbluetooth-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libbluetooth-dev configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libbluetooth-dev

Remove libbluetooth-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libbluetooth-dev

Dependencies

libbluetooth-dev have the following dependencies:

• libbluetooth3
• libc6-dev

References

• libbluetooth-dev website
• libbluetooth-dev on packages.debian.org

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbluetooth-dev package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.