How To Install libcanlock-dev on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcanlock-dev on Debian 11.
What is libcanlock-dev
libcanlock-dev is:
Cancel locks are used by Usenet article posters to authenticate their authorship of an article. It may then by used by servers to prevent cancel and supersede abuse. The use of this feature remains the newsmaster’s decision.
This library may be used for both the generation and the verification of cancel locks. The header file and the static library are included in this package.
There are three methods to install libcanlock-dev 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 libcanlock-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 libcanlock-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcanlock-dev
Install libcanlock-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcanlock-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcanlock-dev
Install libcanlock-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 libcanlock-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcanlock-dev
How To Uninstall libcanlock-dev on Debian 11
To uninstall only the libcanlock-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcanlock-dev
Uninstall libcanlock-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcanlock-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcanlock-dev
Remove libcanlock-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libcanlock-dev configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcanlock-dev
Remove libcanlock-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcanlock-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcanlock-dev
Dependencies
libcanlock-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcanlock-dev package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.