How To Install libmapbox-variant-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmapbox-variant-dev on Debian 12.
What is libmapbox-variant-dev
libmapbox-variant-dev is:
Mapbox variant has the same speedy performance of boost::variant but is faster to compile, results in smaller binaries, and has no dependencies.
Mapbox variant has been a very valuable, lightweight alternative for apps that can use c++11 or c++14 but that do not want a Boost dependency. Mapbox variant has also been useful in apps that do depend on Boost, like Mapnik, to help (slightly) with compile times and to majorly lessen dependence on Boost in core headers.
There are three methods to install libmapbox-variant-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 libmapbox-variant-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 libmapbox-variant-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmapbox-variant-dev
Install libmapbox-variant-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmapbox-variant-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmapbox-variant-dev
Install libmapbox-variant-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 libmapbox-variant-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmapbox-variant-dev
How To Uninstall libmapbox-variant-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libmapbox-variant-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmapbox-variant-dev
Uninstall libmapbox-variant-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmapbox-variant-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmapbox-variant-dev
Remove libmapbox-variant-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libmapbox-variant-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmapbox-variant-dev
Remove libmapbox-variant-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmapbox-variant-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmapbox-variant-dev
Dependencies
libmapbox-variant-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmapbox-variant-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
