How To Install libpeas-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpeas-dev on Debian 9.
What is libpeas-dev
libpeas-dev is:
libpeas is a library that allows applications to support plugins.
This package contains the headers files required for developing software that uses libpeas.
There are three methods to install libpeas-dev on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libpeas-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 libpeas-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpeas-dev
Install libpeas-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpeas-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpeas-dev
Install libpeas-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 libpeas-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpeas-dev
How To Uninstall libpeas-dev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libpeas-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpeas-dev
Uninstall libpeas-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpeas-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpeas-dev
Remove libpeas-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libpeas-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpeas-dev
Remove libpeas-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpeas-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpeas-dev
Dependencies
libpeas-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpeas-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.