How To Install libflatbuffers2 on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libflatbuffers2 on Debian 12.
What is libflatbuffers2
libflatbuffers2 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 runtime library needed for C++ applications.
There are three methods to install libflatbuffers2 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 libflatbuffers2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libflatbuffers2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libflatbuffers2
Install libflatbuffers2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libflatbuffers2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libflatbuffers2
Install libflatbuffers2 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 libflatbuffers2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libflatbuffers2
How To Uninstall libflatbuffers2 on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libflatbuffers2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libflatbuffers2
Uninstall libflatbuffers2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libflatbuffers2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libflatbuffers2
Remove libflatbuffers2 Configurations and Data
To remove libflatbuffers2 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libflatbuffers2
Remove libflatbuffers2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libflatbuffers2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libflatbuffers2
Dependencies
libflatbuffers2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libflatbuffers2 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
