How To Install libparted-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libparted-dev on Debian 12.
What is libparted-dev
libparted-dev is:
GNU Parted is a program that allows you to create, destroy, resize, move, and copy disk partitions. This is useful for creating space for new operating systems, reorganizing disk usage, and copying data to new hard disks.
This package contains the static library and header files for libparted, which are really only of interest to parted developers.
There are three methods to install libparted-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 libparted-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 libparted-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libparted-dev
Install libparted-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libparted-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libparted-dev
Install libparted-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 libparted-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libparted-dev
How To Uninstall libparted-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libparted-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libparted-dev
Uninstall libparted-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libparted-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libparted-dev
Remove libparted-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libparted-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libparted-dev
Remove libparted-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libparted-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libparted-dev
Dependencies
libparted-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libparted-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.