How To Install libfathom-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfathom-dev on Debian 12.
What is libfathom-dev
libfathom-dev is:
Fathom is a stand-alone Syzygy tablebase probing tool.
The aims of Fathom are:
- To make it easy to integrate the Syzygy tablebases into existing chess engines.
- To make it easy to create stand-alone applications that use the Syzygy tablebases.
This package contains the development files.
There are three methods to install libfathom-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 libfathom-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 libfathom-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfathom-dev
Install libfathom-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libfathom-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfathom-dev
Install libfathom-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 libfathom-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfathom-dev
How To Uninstall libfathom-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libfathom-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfathom-dev
Uninstall libfathom-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfathom-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfathom-dev
Remove libfathom-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libfathom-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfathom-dev
Remove libfathom-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfathom-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfathom-dev
Dependencies
libfathom-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfathom-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.