How To Install libidl-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libidl-dev on Debian 12.
What is libidl-dev
libidl-dev is:
This package contains the header files and libraries needed for developing programs which use libIDL, a small library for creating parse trees of CORBA v2.2 compliant Interface Definition Language (IDL) files, which is a specification for defining interfaces which can be used between different CORBA implementation.
There are three methods to install libidl-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 libidl-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 libidl-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libidl-dev
Install libidl-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libidl-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libidl-dev
Install libidl-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 libidl-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libidl-dev
How To Uninstall libidl-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libidl-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libidl-dev
Uninstall libidl-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libidl-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libidl-dev
Remove libidl-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libidl-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libidl-dev
Remove libidl-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libidl-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libidl-dev
Dependencies
libidl-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libidl-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
