How To Install libgrpc-dev on Debian 12

Learn how to install libgrpc-dev on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libgrpc-dev is high performance general RPC framework (development)

Introduction

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

What is libgrpc-dev

libgrpc-dev is:

A modern, open source remote procedure call (RPC) framework that can run anywhere. It enables client and server applications to communicate transparently, and makes it easier to build connected systems.

This package contains the headers and the static library for libgrpc29 .

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

sudo apt-get -y install libgrpc-dev

Install libgrpc-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libgrpc-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libgrpc-dev

How To Uninstall libgrpc-dev on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove libgrpc-dev

Uninstall libgrpc-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgrpc-dev

Remove libgrpc-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libgrpc-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libgrpc-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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