How To Install libmagic-dev on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmagic-dev on Debian 10.
What is libmagic-dev
libmagic-dev is:
This library can be used to classify files according to magic number tests.
This package contains the development files.
There are three methods to install libmagic-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 libmagic-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 libmagic-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmagic-dev
Install libmagic-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmagic-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmagic-dev
Install libmagic-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 libmagic-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmagic-dev
How To Uninstall libmagic-dev on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libmagic-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmagic-dev
Uninstall libmagic-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmagic-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmagic-dev
Remove libmagic-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libmagic-dev configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmagic-dev
Remove libmagic-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmagic-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmagic-dev
Dependencies
libmagic-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmagic-dev package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.