How To Install libopenafs-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenafs-dev on Debian 12.
What is libopenafs-dev
libopenafs-dev is:
AFS is a distributed filesystem allowing cross-platform sharing of files among multiple computers. Facilities are provided for access control, authentication, backup and administrative management.
This package provides static development libraries and headers needed to compile AFS applications.
There are three methods to install libopenafs-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 libopenafs-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 libopenafs-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libopenafs-dev
Install libopenafs-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libopenafs-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libopenafs-dev
Install libopenafs-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 libopenafs-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libopenafs-dev
How To Uninstall libopenafs-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libopenafs-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libopenafs-dev
Uninstall libopenafs-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libopenafs-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libopenafs-dev
Remove libopenafs-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libopenafs-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libopenafs-dev
Remove libopenafs-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libopenafs-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libopenafs-dev
Dependencies
libopenafs-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenafs-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.