How To Install libfmt9 on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfmt9 on Debian 12.
What is libfmt9
libfmt9 is:
This library provides fast, type-safe, small, C++11-aware replacement of (s)printf and related machinery. In some cases it’s noticeably faster than boost::format, boost::lexical_cast and even sprintf itself.
This package contains the shared library.
There are three methods to install libfmt9 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 libfmt9 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libfmt9 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfmt9
Install libfmt9 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libfmt9 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfmt9
Install libfmt9 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 libfmt9 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfmt9
How To Uninstall libfmt9 on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libfmt9 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfmt9
Uninstall libfmt9 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfmt9 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfmt9
Remove libfmt9 Configurations and Data
To remove libfmt9 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfmt9
Remove libfmt9 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfmt9 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfmt9
Dependencies
libfmt9 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfmt9 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.