How To Install libctpl2 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libctpl2 on Debian 9. libctpl2 is template engine written in C

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libctpl2 on Debian 9.

What is libctpl2

libctpl2 is:

CTPL is a C template engine library allowing fast and easy computation of templates with precise control over the parsing environment.

CTPL supports a wide range of input types through GIO like in-memory, files, FTP, HTTP and more.

There are three methods to install libctpl2 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 libctpl2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libctpl2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libctpl2

Install libctpl2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libctpl2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libctpl2

Install libctpl2 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 libctpl2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libctpl2

How To Uninstall libctpl2 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libctpl2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libctpl2

Uninstall libctpl2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libctpl2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libctpl2

Remove libctpl2 Configurations and Data

To remove libctpl2 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libctpl2

Remove libctpl2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libctpl2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libctpl2

Dependencies

libctpl2 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libctpl2 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.