How To Install libfyaml-utils on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfyaml-utils on Debian 12.
What is libfyaml-utils
libfyaml-utils is:
Fully feature complete YAML parser and emitter, supporting the latest YAML spec and passing the full YAML testsuite.
It is designed to be very efficient, avoiding copies of data, and has no artificial limits like the 1024 character limit for implicit keys.
This package contains utilities manipulating YAML files.
There are three methods to install libfyaml-utils 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 libfyaml-utils Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libfyaml-utils using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfyaml-utils
Install libfyaml-utils Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libfyaml-utils using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfyaml-utils
Install libfyaml-utils 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 libfyaml-utils using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfyaml-utils
How To Uninstall libfyaml-utils on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libfyaml-utils package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfyaml-utils
Uninstall libfyaml-utils And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfyaml-utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfyaml-utils
Remove libfyaml-utils Configurations and Data
To remove libfyaml-utils configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfyaml-utils
Remove libfyaml-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfyaml-utils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfyaml-utils
Dependencies
libfyaml-utils have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfyaml-utils package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.