How To Install libmono-cil-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmono-cil-dev on Debian 9. libmono-cil-dev is Mono Base Class Libraries (BCL) - Development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmono-cil-dev on Debian 9.

What is libmono-cil-dev

libmono-cil-dev is:

This package contains development headers for the Mono Base Class Libraries.

Mono is a platform for running and developing applications based on the ECMA/ISO Standards. Mono is an open source effort led by Xamarin. Mono provides a complete CLR (Common Language Runtime) including compiler and runtime, which can produce and execute CIL (Common Intermediate Language) bytecode (aka assemblies), and a class library.

There are three methods to install libmono-cil-dev on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libmono-cil-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 libmono-cil-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libmono-cil-dev

Install libmono-cil-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libmono-cil-dev

Install libmono-cil-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 libmono-cil-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmono-cil-dev

How To Uninstall libmono-cil-dev on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove libmono-cil-dev

Uninstall libmono-cil-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libmono-cil-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmono-cil-dev

Remove libmono-cil-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libmono-cil-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libmono-cil-dev

Remove libmono-cil-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmono-cil-dev

Dependencies

libmono-cil-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmono-cil-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.