How To Install libpqxx-dev on Debian 12

Learn how to install libpqxx-dev on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libpqxx-dev is C++ library to connect to PostgreSQL (development files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpqxx-dev on Debian 12.

What is libpqxx-dev

libpqxx-dev is:

C++ library to enable user programs to communicate with the PostgreSQL database back-end.

This package contains header files for linking against libpqxx. Obsoletes the libpqpp-dev package.

There are three methods to install libpqxx-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 libpqxx-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 libpqxx-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libpqxx-dev

Install libpqxx-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libpqxx-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libpqxx-dev

Install libpqxx-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 libpqxx-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libpqxx-dev

How To Uninstall libpqxx-dev on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libpqxx-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libpqxx-dev

Uninstall libpqxx-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libpqxx-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpqxx-dev

Remove libpqxx-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libpqxx-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libpqxx-dev

Remove libpqxx-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libpqxx-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpqxx-dev

Dependencies

libpqxx-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpqxx-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.