How To Install libotf-trace-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libotf-trace-dev on Debian 12.
What is libotf-trace-dev
libotf-trace-dev is:
OTF is a standard trace format used by several high-performance tools, using an ASCII encoding, which supports multiple streams. The libotf provides support for reading/writing them.
This package contains compatibility symlinks for the old libotf.so library name and headers.
There are three methods to install libotf-trace-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 libotf-trace-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 libotf-trace-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libotf-trace-dev
Install libotf-trace-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libotf-trace-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libotf-trace-dev
Install libotf-trace-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 libotf-trace-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libotf-trace-dev
How To Uninstall libotf-trace-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libotf-trace-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libotf-trace-dev
Uninstall libotf-trace-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libotf-trace-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libotf-trace-dev
Remove libotf-trace-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libotf-trace-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libotf-trace-dev
Remove libotf-trace-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libotf-trace-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libotf-trace-dev
Dependencies
libotf-trace-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libotf-trace-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
