How To Install libfast-float-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfast-float-dev on Debian 12.
What is libfast-float-dev
libfast-float-dev is:
The fast_float library provides fast header-only implementations for the C++ from_chars functions for float and double types. These functions convert ASCII strings representing decimal valuesinto binary types. This library provides exact rounding (including round to even). These fast_float functions run many times faster than comparable number-parsing functions from existing C++ standard libraries.
There are three methods to install libfast-float-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 libfast-float-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 libfast-float-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfast-float-dev
Install libfast-float-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libfast-float-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfast-float-dev
Install libfast-float-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 libfast-float-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfast-float-dev
How To Uninstall libfast-float-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libfast-float-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfast-float-dev
Uninstall libfast-float-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfast-float-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfast-float-dev
Remove libfast-float-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libfast-float-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfast-float-dev
Remove libfast-float-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfast-float-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfast-float-dev
Dependencies
libfast-float-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfast-float-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
