How To Install libprimecount-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libprimecount-dev on Debian 12.
What is libprimecount-dev
libprimecount-dev is:
primecount is a free software program and C/C++ library that counts the primes below an integer x <= 10^31 using highly optimized implementations of the combinatorial prime counting algorithms.
See https://github.com/kimwalisch/primecount for more information.
This package provides the static library and symbolic links needed for development.
There are three methods to install libprimecount-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 libprimecount-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 libprimecount-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libprimecount-dev
Install libprimecount-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libprimecount-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libprimecount-dev
Install libprimecount-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 libprimecount-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libprimecount-dev
How To Uninstall libprimecount-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libprimecount-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libprimecount-dev
Uninstall libprimecount-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libprimecount-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libprimecount-dev
Remove libprimecount-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libprimecount-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libprimecount-dev
Remove libprimecount-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libprimecount-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libprimecount-dev
Dependencies
libprimecount-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libprimecount-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
