How To Install libdotconf-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdotconf-dev on Debian 12.
What is libdotconf-dev
libdotconf-dev is:
dot.conf is a simple-to-use and powerful configuration-file parser library written in C. The configuration files created for dot.conf look very similar to those used by the Apache Webserver. Even Container-Directives known from httpd.conf can easily be used in the exact same manner as for Apache-Modules. It supports various types of arguments, dynamically loadable modules that create their own configuration options on-the-fly, a here-documents feature to pass very long ARG_STR data to your app, and on-the-fly inclusion of additional config files.
This package contains the development files necessary to build programs using the dotconf library.
There are three methods to install libdotconf-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 libdotconf-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 libdotconf-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libdotconf-dev
Install libdotconf-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libdotconf-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libdotconf-dev
Install libdotconf-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 libdotconf-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libdotconf-dev
How To Uninstall libdotconf-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libdotconf-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libdotconf-dev
Uninstall libdotconf-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libdotconf-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdotconf-dev
Remove libdotconf-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libdotconf-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libdotconf-dev
Remove libdotconf-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libdotconf-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdotconf-dev
Dependencies
libdotconf-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdotconf-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
