How To Install libflatbuffers-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libflatbuffers-dev on Debian 12.
What is libflatbuffers-dev
libflatbuffers-dev is:
FlatBuffers is an efficient cross platform serialization library for C++, C#, C, Go, Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, PHP, and Python. It was originally created at Google for game development and other performance-critical applications.
This package contains the development headers and static libraries needed for writing C++ applications.
There are three methods to install libflatbuffers-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 libflatbuffers-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 libflatbuffers-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libflatbuffers-dev
Install libflatbuffers-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libflatbuffers-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libflatbuffers-dev
Install libflatbuffers-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 libflatbuffers-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libflatbuffers-dev
How To Uninstall libflatbuffers-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libflatbuffers-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libflatbuffers-dev
Uninstall libflatbuffers-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libflatbuffers-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libflatbuffers-dev
Remove libflatbuffers-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libflatbuffers-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libflatbuffers-dev
Remove libflatbuffers-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libflatbuffers-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libflatbuffers-dev
Dependencies
libflatbuffers-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libflatbuffers-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
