How To Install libmodest-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmodest-dev on Debian 12.
What is libmodest-dev
libmodest-dev is:
Modest is a fast HTML renderer implemented as a pure C99 library with no outside dependencies.
This package provides the development files.
There are three methods to install libmodest-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 libmodest-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 libmodest-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmodest-dev
Install libmodest-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmodest-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmodest-dev
Install libmodest-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 libmodest-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmodest-dev
How To Uninstall libmodest-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libmodest-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmodest-dev
Uninstall libmodest-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmodest-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmodest-dev
Remove libmodest-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libmodest-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmodest-dev
Remove libmodest-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmodest-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmodest-dev
Dependencies
libmodest-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmodest-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
