How To Install libpurple-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpurple-dev on Debian 9.
What is libpurple-dev
libpurple-dev is:
This package contains the headers and other development files not included in the main libpurple0 package. Install this if you wish to compile your own client-agnostic plugins, or would like to compile programs that use libpurple.
There are three methods to install libpurple-dev on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libpurple-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 libpurple-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpurple-dev
Install libpurple-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpurple-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpurple-dev
Install libpurple-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 libpurple-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpurple-dev
How To Uninstall libpurple-dev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libpurple-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpurple-dev
Uninstall libpurple-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpurple-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpurple-dev
Remove libpurple-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libpurple-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpurple-dev
Remove libpurple-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpurple-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpurple-dev
Dependencies
libpurple-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpurple-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.