How To Install libbsd0 on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libbsd0 on Debian 11.
What is libbsd0
libbsd0 is:
This library provides some C functions such as strlcpy() that are commonly available on BSD systems but not on others like GNU systems.
For a detailed list of the provided functions, please see the libbsd-dev package description.
There are three methods to install libbsd0 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 libbsd0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libbsd0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libbsd0
Install libbsd0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libbsd0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libbsd0
Install libbsd0 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 libbsd0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libbsd0
How To Uninstall libbsd0 on Debian 11
To uninstall only the libbsd0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libbsd0
Uninstall libbsd0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libbsd0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbsd0
Remove libbsd0 Configurations and Data
To remove libbsd0 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libbsd0
Remove libbsd0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libbsd0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libbsd0
Dependencies
libbsd0 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libbsd0 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.