How To Install libcxxopts-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcxxopts-dev on Debian 12.
What is libcxxopts-dev
libcxxopts-dev is:
Cxxopts is a header-only lightweight C++ option parser library. It supports the standard GNU style syntax.
There are three methods to install libcxxopts-dev 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 libcxxopts-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 libcxxopts-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcxxopts-dev
Install libcxxopts-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcxxopts-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcxxopts-dev
Install libcxxopts-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 libcxxopts-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcxxopts-dev
How To Uninstall libcxxopts-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libcxxopts-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcxxopts-dev
Uninstall libcxxopts-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcxxopts-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcxxopts-dev
Remove libcxxopts-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libcxxopts-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcxxopts-dev
Remove libcxxopts-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcxxopts-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcxxopts-dev
Dependencies
libcxxopts-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcxxopts-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.