How To Install libdt-utils-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdt-utils-dev on Debian 12.
What is libdt-utils-dev
libdt-utils-dev is:
libdt-utils provides the foundation for dt-utils’ tools. It provides a programmer with an API to analyze device tree files and is an alternative to libfdt.
This package holds the development files for the library.
There are three methods to install libdt-utils-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 libdt-utils-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 libdt-utils-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libdt-utils-dev
Install libdt-utils-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libdt-utils-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libdt-utils-dev
Install libdt-utils-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 libdt-utils-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libdt-utils-dev
How To Uninstall libdt-utils-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libdt-utils-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libdt-utils-dev
Uninstall libdt-utils-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libdt-utils-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdt-utils-dev
Remove libdt-utils-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libdt-utils-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libdt-utils-dev
Remove libdt-utils-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libdt-utils-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdt-utils-dev
Dependencies
libdt-utils-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdt-utils-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
