How To Install libidn11-dev on Debian 12

Learn how to install libidn11-dev on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libidn11-dev is Transitional development package for GNU Libidn

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libidn11-dev on Debian 12.

What is libidn11-dev

libidn11-dev is:

This is a transitional package. It can safely be removed.

There are three methods to install libidn11-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 libidn11-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 libidn11-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libidn11-dev

Install libidn11-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libidn11-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libidn11-dev

Install libidn11-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 libidn11-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libidn11-dev

How To Uninstall libidn11-dev on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libidn11-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libidn11-dev

Uninstall libidn11-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libidn11-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libidn11-dev

Remove libidn11-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libidn11-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libidn11-dev

Remove libidn11-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libidn11-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libidn11-dev

Dependencies

libidn11-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libidn11-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.