How To Install libgtest-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgtest-dev on Debian 12.
What is libgtest-dev
libgtest-dev is:
Google’s framework for writing C++ tests on a variety of platforms. Based on the xUnit architecture. Supports automatic test discovery, a rich set of assertions, user-defined assertions, death tests, fatal and non-fatal failures, value- and type-parameterized tests, various options for running the tests, and XML test report generation.
There are three methods to install libgtest-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 libgtest-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 libgtest-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgtest-dev
Install libgtest-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgtest-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgtest-dev
Install libgtest-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 libgtest-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgtest-dev
How To Uninstall libgtest-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libgtest-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgtest-dev
Uninstall libgtest-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgtest-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgtest-dev
Remove libgtest-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libgtest-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgtest-dev
Remove libgtest-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgtest-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgtest-dev
Dependencies
libgtest-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgtest-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.