How To Install libevent-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libevent-dev on Debian 12.
What is libevent-dev
libevent-dev is:
Libevent is an asynchronous event notification library that provides a mechanism to execute a callback function when a specific event occurs on a file descriptor or after a timeout has been reached.
This package includes development files for compiling against libevent.
There are three methods to install libevent-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 libevent-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 libevent-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libevent-dev
Install libevent-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libevent-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libevent-dev
Install libevent-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 libevent-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libevent-dev
How To Uninstall libevent-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libevent-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libevent-dev
Uninstall libevent-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libevent-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libevent-dev
Remove libevent-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libevent-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libevent-dev
Remove libevent-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libevent-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libevent-dev
Dependencies
libevent-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libevent-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.