How To Install libltdl-dev on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libltdl-dev on Debian 10.
What is libltdl-dev
libltdl-dev is:
This package contains the header files and static libraries for the libltdl package.
A small library that aims at hiding the various difficulties of dlopening libraries from programmers. It is a system independent dlopen wrapper for GNU libtool.
It supports the following dlopen interfaces:
- dlopen (Solaris, Linux and various BSD flavors)
- shl_load (HP-UX)
- LoadLibrary (Win16 and Win32)
- load_add_on (BeOS)
- GNU DLD (emulates dynamic linking for static libraries)
- libtool’s dlpreopen
There are three methods to install libltdl-dev on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libltdl-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 libltdl-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libltdl-dev
Install libltdl-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libltdl-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libltdl-dev
Install libltdl-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 libltdl-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libltdl-dev
How To Uninstall libltdl-dev on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libltdl-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libltdl-dev
Uninstall libltdl-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libltdl-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libltdl-dev
Remove libltdl-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libltdl-dev configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libltdl-dev
Remove libltdl-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libltdl-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libltdl-dev
Dependencies
libltdl-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libltdl-dev package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.