How To Install libfuse3-dev on Debian 12

Learn how to install libfuse3-dev on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libfuse3-dev is Filesystem in Userspace (development) (3.x version)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfuse3-dev on Debian 12.

What is libfuse3-dev

libfuse3-dev is:

Filesystem in Userspace (FUSE) is a simple interface for userspace programs to export a virtual filesystem to the Linux kernel. It also aims to provide a secure method for non privileged users to create and mount their own filesystem implementations.

This package contains the development files.

There are three methods to install libfuse3-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 libfuse3-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 libfuse3-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libfuse3-dev

Install libfuse3-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libfuse3-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libfuse3-dev

Install libfuse3-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 libfuse3-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libfuse3-dev

How To Uninstall libfuse3-dev on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libfuse3-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libfuse3-dev

Uninstall libfuse3-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libfuse3-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfuse3-dev

Remove libfuse3-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libfuse3-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libfuse3-dev

Remove libfuse3-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libfuse3-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfuse3-dev

Dependencies

libfuse3-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfuse3-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.