How To Install libprocess-cpp3 on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libprocess-cpp3 on Debian 12.
What is libprocess-cpp3
libprocess-cpp3 is:
process-cpp is a simple and straightforward wrapper around process creation and control. It helps both with handling child processes and with interacting with the current process. Some of its features include:
- Thread-safe get/set/unset operation on the current process’s environment.
- Throwing and non-throwing overloads of functions when system calls are involved.
- Seamless redirection of input, output and error streams of child processes.
- Type-safe interaction with the virtual proc filesystem, both for reading & writing.
The library’s main purpose is to assist in testing and when a software component needs to carry out process creation/control tasks, e.g., a graphical shell. To this end, the library is extensively tested and tries to ensure fail-safe operation as much as possible.
This package includes the process-cpp runtime libraries.
There are three methods to install libprocess-cpp3 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 libprocess-cpp3 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libprocess-cpp3 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libprocess-cpp3
Install libprocess-cpp3 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libprocess-cpp3 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libprocess-cpp3
Install libprocess-cpp3 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 libprocess-cpp3 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libprocess-cpp3
How To Uninstall libprocess-cpp3 on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libprocess-cpp3 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libprocess-cpp3
Uninstall libprocess-cpp3 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libprocess-cpp3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libprocess-cpp3
Remove libprocess-cpp3 Configurations and Data
To remove libprocess-cpp3 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libprocess-cpp3
Remove libprocess-cpp3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libprocess-cpp3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libprocess-cpp3
Dependencies
libprocess-cpp3 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libprocess-cpp3 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
