How To Install libgetoptions-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgetoptions-dev on Debian 12.
What is libgetoptions-dev
libgetoptions-dev is:
C library for processing GNU-like command line options. The library uses C the exception handling library and is used for developing programs using codcif, an error-correcting Crystallographic Information Format (CIF) parser.
This package contains static library and header files.
There are three methods to install libgetoptions-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 libgetoptions-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 libgetoptions-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgetoptions-dev
Install libgetoptions-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgetoptions-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgetoptions-dev
Install libgetoptions-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 libgetoptions-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgetoptions-dev
How To Uninstall libgetoptions-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libgetoptions-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgetoptions-dev
Uninstall libgetoptions-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgetoptions-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgetoptions-dev
Remove libgetoptions-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libgetoptions-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgetoptions-dev
Remove libgetoptions-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgetoptions-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgetoptions-dev
Dependencies
libgetoptions-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgetoptions-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
