How To Install libeio-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libeio-dev on Debian 9.
What is libeio-dev
libeio-dev is:
This library is part of the Enlightenment Foundation Libraries (EFL). It is intended to provide non-blocking IO by using thread for all operations that may block. It should integrate all the features/functions of Ecore_File that could block.
This package contains headers and static libraries for the EIO library.
There are three methods to install libeio-dev 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 libeio-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 libeio-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libeio-dev
Install libeio-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libeio-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libeio-dev
Install libeio-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 libeio-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libeio-dev
How To Uninstall libeio-dev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libeio-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libeio-dev
Uninstall libeio-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libeio-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libeio-dev
Remove libeio-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libeio-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libeio-dev
Remove libeio-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libeio-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libeio-dev
Dependencies
libeio-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libeio-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.