How To Install libc-ares2 on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libc-ares2 on Debian 12.
What is libc-ares2
libc-ares2 is:
c-ares is a C library that performs DNS requests and name resolution asynchronously.
It is a fork of the library named “ares”, with additional features:
- IPv6 support;
- extended cross-platform portability;
- 64-bit clean sources.
This package provides the shared libraries.
There are three methods to install libc-ares2 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 libc-ares2 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-ares2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libc-ares2
Install libc-ares2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libc-ares2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libc-ares2
Install libc-ares2 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-ares2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libc-ares2
How To Uninstall libc-ares2 on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libc-ares2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libc-ares2
Uninstall libc-ares2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libc-ares2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libc-ares2
Remove libc-ares2 Configurations and Data
To remove libc-ares2 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libc-ares2
Remove libc-ares2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libc-ares2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libc-ares2
Dependencies
libc-ares2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libc-ares2 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.