How To Install libecpg-dev on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libecpg-dev on Debian 10.
What is libecpg-dev
libecpg-dev is:
This package contains the necessary files to build ECPG (Embedded PostgreSQL for C) programs. It includes the development libraries and the preprocessor program ecpg.
PostgreSQL is an object-relational SQL database management system.
Install this package if you want to write C programs with SQL statements embedded in them (rather than run by an external process).
There are three methods to install libecpg-dev on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libecpg-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 libecpg-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libecpg-dev
Install libecpg-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libecpg-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libecpg-dev
Install libecpg-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 libecpg-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libecpg-dev
How To Uninstall libecpg-dev on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libecpg-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libecpg-dev
Uninstall libecpg-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libecpg-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libecpg-dev
Remove libecpg-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libecpg-dev configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libecpg-dev
Remove libecpg-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libecpg-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libecpg-dev
Dependencies
libecpg-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libecpg-dev package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.