How To Install libestr-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libestr-dev on Debian 12.
What is libestr-dev
libestr-dev is:
The ’libestr’ library contains some essential string manipulation functions and more, like escaping special characters.
This package contains the development files.
There are three methods to install libestr-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 libestr-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 libestr-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libestr-dev
Install libestr-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libestr-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libestr-dev
Install libestr-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 libestr-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libestr-dev
How To Uninstall libestr-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libestr-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libestr-dev
Uninstall libestr-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libestr-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libestr-dev
Remove libestr-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libestr-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libestr-dev
Remove libestr-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libestr-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libestr-dev
Dependencies
libestr-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libestr-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
