How To Install libfoma-dev on Debian 12

Learn how to install libfoma-dev on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libfoma-dev is Foma development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfoma-dev on Debian 12.

What is libfoma-dev

libfoma-dev is:

Compiler, programming language, and C library for constructing finite-state automata and transducers for various uses.

This package provides development headers and libraries for foma.

There are three methods to install libfoma-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 libfoma-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 libfoma-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libfoma-dev

Install libfoma-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libfoma-dev

Install libfoma-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 libfoma-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libfoma-dev

How To Uninstall libfoma-dev on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libfoma-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libfoma-dev

Uninstall libfoma-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfoma-dev

Remove libfoma-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libfoma-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libfoma-dev

Remove libfoma-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfoma-dev

Dependencies

libfoma-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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