How To Install libcom3.17.6 on Debian 12

Learn how to install libcom3.17.6 on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libcom3.17.6 is EPICS common library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcom3.17.6 on Debian 12.

What is libcom3.17.6

libcom3.17.6 is:

Common library used by all other EPICS building blocks.

There are three methods to install libcom3.17.6 on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libcom3.17.6 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libcom3.17.6 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libcom3.17.6

Install libcom3.17.6 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libcom3.17.6 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libcom3.17.6

Install libcom3.17.6 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 libcom3.17.6 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcom3.17.6

How To Uninstall libcom3.17.6 on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libcom3.17.6 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libcom3.17.6

Uninstall libcom3.17.6 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libcom3.17.6 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcom3.17.6

Remove libcom3.17.6 Configurations and Data

To remove libcom3.17.6 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libcom3.17.6

Remove libcom3.17.6 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libcom3.17.6 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcom3.17.6

Dependencies

libcom3.17.6 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcom3.17.6 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.