How To Install libczmq4 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libczmq4 on Debian 9. libczmq4 is High-level C binding for ZeroMQ

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libczmq4 on Debian 9.

What is libczmq4

libczmq4 is:

czmq (previously known as libzapi) provides a high-level C binding for 0MQ, a lightweight messaging library.

This library provides higher level abstractions on top of the base library, with features such as:

  • Work with messages as strings, individual frames, or multipart messages.
  • Automatic closure of any open sockets at context termination.
  • Automatic LINGER configuration of all sockets for context termination.
  • Portable API for creating child threads and ?MQ pipes to talk to them.
  • Simple reactor with one-off and repeated timers, and socket readers.
  • System clock functions for sleeping and calculating timers.
  • Easy API to get/set all socket options.
  • Includes generic hash and list containers.

There are three methods to install libczmq4 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 libczmq4 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libczmq4 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libczmq4

Install libczmq4 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libczmq4 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libczmq4

Install libczmq4 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 libczmq4 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libczmq4

How To Uninstall libczmq4 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libczmq4 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libczmq4

Uninstall libczmq4 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libczmq4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libczmq4

Remove libczmq4 Configurations and Data

To remove libczmq4 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libczmq4

Remove libczmq4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libczmq4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libczmq4

Dependencies

libczmq4 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libczmq4 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.