How To Install libcext-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcext-dev on Debian 9.
What is libcext-dev
libcext-dev is:
This is a C utility library, which is used to implement ESO’s Common Pipeline Library (CPL). The library contains a basic collections framework (maps, linked lists, queues), memory management, strings, logging and others.
The package contains the static library and the C header files.
There are three methods to install libcext-dev 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 libcext-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 libcext-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcext-dev
Install libcext-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcext-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcext-dev
Install libcext-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 libcext-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcext-dev
How To Uninstall libcext-dev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libcext-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcext-dev
Uninstall libcext-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcext-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcext-dev
Remove libcext-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libcext-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcext-dev
Remove libcext-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcext-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcext-dev
Dependencies
libcext-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcext-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.