How To Install libc-dev-bin on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libc-dev-bin on Debian 11.
What is libc-dev-bin
libc-dev-bin is:
This package contains utility programs related to the GNU C Library development package.
- gencat: generate message catalogs
- rpcgen: compile RPC protocols to C
There are three methods to install libc-dev-bin 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 libc-dev-bin 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-dev-bin using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libc-dev-bin
Install libc-dev-bin Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libc-dev-bin using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libc-dev-bin
Install libc-dev-bin 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-dev-bin using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libc-dev-bin
How To Uninstall libc-dev-bin on Debian 11
To uninstall only the libc-dev-bin package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libc-dev-bin
Uninstall libc-dev-bin And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libc-dev-bin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libc-dev-bin
Remove libc-dev-bin Configurations and Data
To remove libc-dev-bin configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libc-dev-bin
Remove libc-dev-bin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libc-dev-bin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libc-dev-bin
Dependencies
libc-dev-bin have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libc-dev-bin package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.