How To Install libcsv-dev on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcsv-dev on Debian 10.
What is libcsv-dev
libcsv-dev is:
The CSV library provides a flexible, intuitive interface for parsing and writing CSV data.
This package contains development files for building software that uses libcsv.
There are three methods to install libcsv-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 libcsv-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 libcsv-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcsv-dev
Install libcsv-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcsv-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcsv-dev
Install libcsv-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 libcsv-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcsv-dev
How To Uninstall libcsv-dev on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libcsv-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcsv-dev
Uninstall libcsv-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcsv-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcsv-dev
Remove libcsv-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libcsv-dev configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcsv-dev
Remove libcsv-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcsv-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcsv-dev
Dependencies
libcsv-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcsv-dev package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.