How To Install libpurelibc-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpurelibc-dev on Debian 12.
What is libpurelibc-dev
libpurelibc-dev is:
Pure_libc converts glibc from a libc+system interfacing library into a libc-only library. A process can trace the system call generated by itself by purelibc. Pure_libc is not complete yet. Stdio has been implemented onto the fopencookie call. Due to current limitations of fopencookie, freopen may not work properly when reopening files different from std{in, out, err}.
This package contains the development files for libvdestack
There are three methods to install libpurelibc-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 libpurelibc-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 libpurelibc-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpurelibc-dev
Install libpurelibc-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpurelibc-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpurelibc-dev
Install libpurelibc-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 libpurelibc-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpurelibc-dev
How To Uninstall libpurelibc-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libpurelibc-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpurelibc-dev
Uninstall libpurelibc-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpurelibc-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpurelibc-dev
Remove libpurelibc-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libpurelibc-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpurelibc-dev
Remove libpurelibc-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpurelibc-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpurelibc-dev
Dependencies
libpurelibc-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpurelibc-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.