How To Install libliftoff-dev on Debian 12

Learn how to install libliftoff-dev on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libliftoff-dev is lightweight KMS plane library - development files

Introduction

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

What is libliftoff-dev

libliftoff-dev is:

libliftoff eases the use of KMS planes from userspace without standing in your way. Users create “virtual planes” called layers, set KMS properties on them, and libliftoff will pick planes for these layers if possible.

This package contains the development files.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libliftoff-dev

Install libliftoff-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libliftoff-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libliftoff-dev

How To Uninstall libliftoff-dev on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove libliftoff-dev

Uninstall libliftoff-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libliftoff-dev

Remove libliftoff-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libliftoff-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libliftoff-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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