How To Install libngtcp2-9 on Debian 12

Learn how to install libngtcp2-9 on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libngtcp2-9 is implementation of QUIC protocol (library)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libngtcp2-9 on Debian 12.

What is libngtcp2-9

libngtcp2-9 is:

ngtcp2 project is an effort to implement QUIC protocol which is now being discussed in IETF QUICWG for its standardization.

This package contains the shared library.

There are three methods to install libngtcp2-9 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 libngtcp2-9 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libngtcp2-9 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libngtcp2-9

Install libngtcp2-9 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libngtcp2-9 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libngtcp2-9

Install libngtcp2-9 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 libngtcp2-9 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libngtcp2-9

How To Uninstall libngtcp2-9 on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libngtcp2-9 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libngtcp2-9

Uninstall libngtcp2-9 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libngtcp2-9 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libngtcp2-9

Remove libngtcp2-9 Configurations and Data

To remove libngtcp2-9 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libngtcp2-9

Remove libngtcp2-9 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libngtcp2-9 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libngtcp2-9

Dependencies

libngtcp2-9 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libngtcp2-9 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.