How To Install libdpkg-dev on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdpkg-dev
on Debian 11.
What is libdpkg-dev
libdpkg-dev is:
This package provides the header files and static library necessary to develop software using libdpkg, the same library used internally by dpkg.
Note though, that the API is to be considered volatile, and might change at any time, use at your own risk.
There are three methods to install libdpkg-dev
on Debian 11. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libdpkg-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 libdpkg-dev
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libdpkg-dev
Install libdpkg-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libdpkg-dev
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libdpkg-dev
Install libdpkg-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 libdpkg-dev
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libdpkg-dev
How To Uninstall libdpkg-dev on Debian 11
To uninstall only the libdpkg-dev
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libdpkg-dev
Uninstall libdpkg-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libdpkg-dev
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdpkg-dev
Remove libdpkg-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libdpkg-dev
configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libdpkg-dev
Remove libdpkg-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libdpkg-dev
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdpkg-dev
Dependencies
libdpkg-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdpkg-dev
package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.