How To Install libpcg-cpp-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpcg-cpp-dev on Debian 12.
What is libpcg-cpp-dev
libpcg-cpp-dev is:
implementation of the PCG family of random number generators, which are fast, statistically excellent, and offer a number of useful features.
Full details can be found at the PCG-Random website: http://www.pcg-random.org.
There are three methods to install libpcg-cpp-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 libpcg-cpp-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 libpcg-cpp-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpcg-cpp-dev
Install libpcg-cpp-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpcg-cpp-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpcg-cpp-dev
Install libpcg-cpp-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 libpcg-cpp-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpcg-cpp-dev
How To Uninstall libpcg-cpp-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libpcg-cpp-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpcg-cpp-dev
Uninstall libpcg-cpp-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpcg-cpp-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpcg-cpp-dev
Remove libpcg-cpp-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libpcg-cpp-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpcg-cpp-dev
Remove libpcg-cpp-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpcg-cpp-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpcg-cpp-dev
Dependencies
libpcg-cpp-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpcg-cpp-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
