How To Install libc++-helpers on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libc++-helpers on Debian 9. libc++-helpers is LLVM C++ Standard library - build helpers

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libc++-helpers on Debian 9.

What is libc++-helpers

libc++-helpers is:

libc++ is a new implementation of the C++ standard library, targeting C++11.

Features and Goals

  • Correctness as defined by the C++11 standard.
  • Fast execution.
  • Minimal memory use.
  • Fast compile times.
  • ABI compatibility with gcc’s libstdc++ for some low-level features such as exception objects, rtti and memory allocation.
  • Extensive unit tests.

This package contains the build helpers (clang++-libc++, etc)

There are three methods to install libc++-helpers 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 libc++-helpers Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libc++-helpers using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libc++-helpers

Install libc++-helpers Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libc++-helpers using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libc++-helpers

Install libc++-helpers 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 libc++-helpers using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libc++-helpers

How To Uninstall libc++-helpers on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libc++-helpers package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libc++-helpers

Uninstall libc++-helpers And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libc++-helpers and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libc++-helpers

Remove libc++-helpers Configurations and Data

To remove libc++-helpers configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libc++-helpers

Remove libc++-helpers configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libc++-helpers configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libc++-helpers

Dependencies

libc++-helpers have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libc++-helpers package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.