How To Install libngtcp2-dev on Debian 12

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

Introduction

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

What is libngtcp2-dev

libngtcp2-dev 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 development files.

There are three methods to install libngtcp2-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 libngtcp2-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 libngtcp2-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libngtcp2-dev

Install libngtcp2-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libngtcp2-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libngtcp2-dev

How To Uninstall libngtcp2-dev on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove libngtcp2-dev

Uninstall libngtcp2-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libngtcp2-dev

Remove libngtcp2-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libngtcp2-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libngtcp2-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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