How To Install libraft-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libraft-dev on Debian 12.
What is libraft-dev
libraft-dev is:
Fully asynchronous C implementation of the Raft consensus protocol.
The library has modular design: its core part implements only the core Raft algorithm logic, in a fully platform independent way. On top of that, a pluggable interface defines the I/O implementation for networking (send/receive RPC messages) and disk persistence (store log entries and snapshots).
This package contains the development headers and library files needed to compile programs using Raft Consensus protocol.
There are three methods to install libraft-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 libraft-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 libraft-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libraft-dev
Install libraft-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libraft-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libraft-dev
Install libraft-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 libraft-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libraft-dev
How To Uninstall libraft-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libraft-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libraft-dev
Uninstall libraft-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libraft-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libraft-dev
Remove libraft-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libraft-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libraft-dev
Remove libraft-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libraft-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libraft-dev
Dependencies
libraft-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libraft-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
