How To Install libffi8 on Debian 12

Learn how to install libffi8 on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libffi8 is Foreign Function Interface library runtime

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libffi8 on Debian 12.

What is libffi8

libffi8 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 libffi8 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 libffi8 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libffi8 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libffi8

Install libffi8 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libffi8 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libffi8

Install libffi8 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 libffi8 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libffi8

How To Uninstall libffi8 on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libffi8 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libffi8

Uninstall libffi8 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libffi8 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libffi8

Remove libffi8 Configurations and Data

To remove libffi8 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libffi8

Remove libffi8 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libffi8 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libffi8

Dependencies

libffi8 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libffi8 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.