How To Install libcapnp-0.7.0 on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcapnp-0.7.0 on Debian 10.
What is libcapnp-0.7.0
libcapnp-0.7.0 is:
Similar to Protocol Buffers, Cap’n Proto is an efficient means of serializing structured data to be transferred across a network or written to disk. Users write a Cap’n Proto definition file that drives a code generator, which in turn emits C++ code for encoding & decoding messages in the Cap’n Proto format.
In addition to being extremely fast, Cap’n Proto also smooths over some of the rougher aspects of Protocol Buffers & introduces a number of new features to boot.
This package contains the runtime libraries needed for C++ applications.
There are three methods to install libcapnp-0.7.0 on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libcapnp-0.7.0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libcapnp-0.7.0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcapnp-0.7.0
Install libcapnp-0.7.0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcapnp-0.7.0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcapnp-0.7.0
Install libcapnp-0.7.0 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 libcapnp-0.7.0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcapnp-0.7.0
How To Uninstall libcapnp-0.7.0 on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libcapnp-0.7.0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcapnp-0.7.0
Uninstall libcapnp-0.7.0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcapnp-0.7.0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcapnp-0.7.0
Remove libcapnp-0.7.0 Configurations and Data
To remove libcapnp-0.7.0 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcapnp-0.7.0
Remove libcapnp-0.7.0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcapnp-0.7.0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcapnp-0.7.0
Dependencies
libcapnp-0.7.0 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcapnp-0.7.0 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
