How To Install libkpathsea-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libkpathsea-dev on Debian 12.
What is libkpathsea-dev
libkpathsea-dev is:
This package contains the static library and header files for the Kpathsea[rch] library, which implements generic path searching, configuration, and TeX-specific file searching.
There are three methods to install libkpathsea-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 libkpathsea-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 libkpathsea-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libkpathsea-dev
Install libkpathsea-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libkpathsea-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libkpathsea-dev
Install libkpathsea-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 libkpathsea-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libkpathsea-dev
How To Uninstall libkpathsea-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libkpathsea-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libkpathsea-dev
Uninstall libkpathsea-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libkpathsea-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkpathsea-dev
Remove libkpathsea-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libkpathsea-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libkpathsea-dev
Remove libkpathsea-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libkpathsea-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libkpathsea-dev
Dependencies
libkpathsea-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libkpathsea-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
