How To Install libi8x-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libi8x-dev on Debian 9.
What is libi8x-dev
libi8x-dev is:
Infinity is a platform-independent system for executables and shared libraries to export information to software development tools such as debuggers.
In Infinity, executable and shared library files contain Infinity notes in addition to their regular contents. Each Infinity note contains a function encoded in a platform-independent instruction set that note-consuming tools can load and execute.
This package contains the development files for the execution library.
There are three methods to install libi8x-dev on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libi8x-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 libi8x-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libi8x-dev
Install libi8x-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libi8x-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libi8x-dev
Install libi8x-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 libi8x-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libi8x-dev
How To Uninstall libi8x-dev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libi8x-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libi8x-dev
Uninstall libi8x-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libi8x-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libi8x-dev
Remove libi8x-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libi8x-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libi8x-dev
Remove libi8x-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libi8x-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libi8x-dev
Dependencies
libi8x-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libi8x-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.