How To Install libopts25 on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopts25 on Debian 11. libopts25 is automated option processing library based on autogen

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopts25 on Debian 11.

What is libopts25

libopts25 is:

This package contains the shared libraries needed by binaries that use autoopts for option processing. The package containing the header files and static libraries is libopts25-dev. The package containing the development tools is autogen.

There are three methods to install libopts25 on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libopts25 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libopts25 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libopts25

Install libopts25 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libopts25 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libopts25

Install libopts25 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 libopts25 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libopts25

How To Uninstall libopts25 on Debian 11

To uninstall only the libopts25 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libopts25

Uninstall libopts25 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libopts25 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libopts25

Remove libopts25 Configurations and Data

To remove libopts25 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libopts25

Remove libopts25 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libopts25 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libopts25

Dependencies

libopts25 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopts25 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.