How To Install libcollection-dev on Debian 10

Learn how to install libcollection-dev on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libcollection-dev is Development files for libcollection

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcollection-dev on Debian 10.

What is libcollection-dev

libcollection-dev is:

A data-type to collect data in a hierarchical structure for easy iteration and serialization. Development files.

This package is part of the ding-libs, libraries that are required for the proper functioning of SSSD, the System Security Services Daemon.

There are three methods to install libcollection-dev 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 libcollection-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 libcollection-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libcollection-dev

Install libcollection-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libcollection-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libcollection-dev

Install libcollection-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 libcollection-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcollection-dev

How To Uninstall libcollection-dev on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libcollection-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libcollection-dev

Uninstall libcollection-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libcollection-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcollection-dev

Remove libcollection-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libcollection-dev configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libcollection-dev

Remove libcollection-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libcollection-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcollection-dev

Dependencies

libcollection-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcollection-dev package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.