How To Install libotf2-trace-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libotf2-trace-dev on Debian 12.
What is libotf2-trace-dev
libotf2-trace-dev is:
OTF is a standard trace format used by several high-performance tools, using an ASCII encoding, which supports multiple streams. The libotf2 provides support for reading/writing them.
This package contains compatibility symlinks to make -lotf2 link with libopen-trace-format2-dev. This should however be avoided and use pkg-config otf2 instead.
There are three methods to install libotf2-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 libotf2-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 libotf2-trace-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libotf2-trace-dev
Install libotf2-trace-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libotf2-trace-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libotf2-trace-dev
Install libotf2-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 libotf2-trace-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libotf2-trace-dev
How To Uninstall libotf2-trace-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libotf2-trace-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libotf2-trace-dev
Uninstall libotf2-trace-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libotf2-trace-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libotf2-trace-dev
Remove libotf2-trace-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libotf2-trace-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libotf2-trace-dev
Remove libotf2-trace-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libotf2-trace-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libotf2-trace-dev
Dependencies
libotf2-trace-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libotf2-trace-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
