How To Install libbtrfs-dev on Debian 12

Learn how to install libbtrfs-dev on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libbtrfs-dev is Checksumming Copy on Write Filesystem utilities (development headers)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbtrfs-dev on Debian 12.

What is libbtrfs-dev

libbtrfs-dev is:

Btrfs is a copy on write filesystem for Linux aimed at implementing advanced features while focusing on fault tolerance, repair and easy administration.

This package contains development headers for the libbtrfs library.

There are three methods to install libbtrfs-dev on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libbtrfs-dev

Install libbtrfs-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libbtrfs-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libbtrfs-dev

How To Uninstall libbtrfs-dev on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove libbtrfs-dev

Uninstall libbtrfs-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libbtrfs-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbtrfs-dev

Remove libbtrfs-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libbtrfs-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libbtrfs-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libbtrfs-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbtrfs-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.