How To Install libnet-cpp-dev on Debian 12

Learn how to install libnet-cpp-dev on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libnet-cpp-dev is C++11 library for networking purposes - development headers

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnet-cpp-dev on Debian 12.

What is libnet-cpp-dev

libnet-cpp-dev is:

Net-Cpp is a simple and straightforward networking library for C++11.

This package includes all the development headers and libraries for net-cpp.

There are three methods to install libnet-cpp-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 libnet-cpp-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 libnet-cpp-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libnet-cpp-dev

Install libnet-cpp-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libnet-cpp-dev

Install libnet-cpp-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 libnet-cpp-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libnet-cpp-dev

How To Uninstall libnet-cpp-dev on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libnet-cpp-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libnet-cpp-dev

Uninstall libnet-cpp-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libnet-cpp-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnet-cpp-dev

Remove libnet-cpp-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libnet-cpp-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libnet-cpp-dev

Remove libnet-cpp-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnet-cpp-dev

Dependencies

libnet-cpp-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnet-cpp-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.