How To Install libproc2-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libproc2-dev on Debian 12.
What is libproc2-dev
libproc2-dev is:
These are the header files for libproc2. Some packages using libproc2 to access process information from /proc need these to compile.
There are three methods to install libproc2-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 libproc2-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 libproc2-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libproc2-dev
Install libproc2-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libproc2-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libproc2-dev
Install libproc2-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 libproc2-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libproc2-dev
How To Uninstall libproc2-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libproc2-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libproc2-dev
Uninstall libproc2-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libproc2-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libproc2-dev
Remove libproc2-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libproc2-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libproc2-dev
Remove libproc2-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libproc2-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libproc2-dev
Dependencies
libproc2-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libproc2-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
