How To Install libffi7 on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libffi7 on Debian 11.
What is libffi7
libffi7 is:
A foreign function interface is the popular name for the interface that allows code written in one language to call code written in another language.
There are three methods to install libffi7 on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libffi7 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libffi7 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libffi7
Install libffi7 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libffi7 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libffi7
Install libffi7 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 libffi7 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libffi7
How To Uninstall libffi7 on Debian 11
To uninstall only the libffi7 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libffi7
Uninstall libffi7 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libffi7 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libffi7
Remove libffi7 Configurations and Data
To remove libffi7 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libffi7
Remove libffi7 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libffi7 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libffi7
Dependencies
libffi7 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libffi7 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.