How To Install libgit2-1.1 on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgit2-1.1 on Debian 11.
What is libgit2-1.1
libgit2-1.1 is:
libgit2 is a portable, pure C implementation of the Git distributed version control system core methods provided as a re-entrant link-able library with a solid API.
There are three methods to install libgit2-1.1 on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libgit2-1.1 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgit2-1.1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgit2-1.1
Install libgit2-1.1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgit2-1.1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgit2-1.1
Install libgit2-1.1 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 libgit2-1.1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgit2-1.1
How To Uninstall libgit2-1.1 on Debian 11
To uninstall only the libgit2-1.1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgit2-1.1
Uninstall libgit2-1.1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgit2-1.1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgit2-1.1
Remove libgit2-1.1 Configurations and Data
To remove libgit2-1.1 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgit2-1.1
Remove libgit2-1.1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgit2-1.1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgit2-1.1
Dependencies
libgit2-1.1 have the following dependencies:
- libc6
- libgssapi-krb5-2
- libhttp-parser2.9
- libmbedcrypto3
- libmbedtls12
- libmbedx509-0
- libpcre3
- libssh2-1
- zlib1g
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgit2-1.1 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
