How To Install libpacparser-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpacparser-dev on Debian 12.
What is libpacparser-dev
libpacparser-dev is:
a library to parse proxy auto-config (PAC) files. Proxy auto-config files are a vastly used proxy configuration method these days. Web browsers can use a PAC file to determine which proxy server to use or whether to go direct for a given URL. PAC files are written in JavaScript and can be programmed to return different proxy methods (e.g. “PROXY proxy1:port; DIRECT”) depending upon URL, source IP address, protocol, time of the day etc. PAC files introduce a lot of possibilities.
Needless to say, PAC files are now a widely accepted method for proxy configuration management and companies all over are using them in corporate environments. Almost all popular web browsers support PAC files. The idea behind pacparser is to make it easy to add this PAC file parsing capability to any program (C and Python supported right now).
This package contains the header files to build against the shared library.
There are three methods to install libpacparser-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 libpacparser-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 libpacparser-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpacparser-dev
Install libpacparser-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpacparser-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpacparser-dev
Install libpacparser-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 libpacparser-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpacparser-dev
How To Uninstall libpacparser-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libpacparser-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpacparser-dev
Uninstall libpacparser-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpacparser-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpacparser-dev
Remove libpacparser-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libpacparser-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpacparser-dev
Remove libpacparser-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpacparser-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpacparser-dev
Dependencies
libpacparser-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpacparser-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
