How To Install libixp-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libixp-dev on Debian 9.
What is libixp-dev
libixp-dev is:
This is a an extremely simple 9P stand-alone library. 9P is a virtual filesystem from the Plan9 operating system.
This package contains the development library and its headers.
There are three methods to install libixp-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 libixp-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 libixp-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libixp-dev
Install libixp-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libixp-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libixp-dev
Install libixp-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 libixp-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libixp-dev
How To Uninstall libixp-dev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libixp-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libixp-dev
Uninstall libixp-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libixp-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libixp-dev
Remove libixp-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libixp-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libixp-dev
Remove libixp-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libixp-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libixp-dev
Dependencies
libixp-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libixp-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.