How To Install librdata-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install librdata-dev on Debian 12.
What is librdata-dev
librdata-dev is:
Originally part of ReadStat, librdata is a small C library for reading and writing R data frames.
Features:
- Read both RData and RDS formats
- Read compressed files (requires bzip2, zlib, and lzma)
- Write factors, timestamps, logical vectors, and more
This package distributes development files.
There are three methods to install librdata-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 librdata-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 librdata-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install librdata-dev
Install librdata-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install librdata-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install librdata-dev
Install librdata-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 librdata-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install librdata-dev
How To Uninstall librdata-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the librdata-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove librdata-dev
Uninstall librdata-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall librdata-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove librdata-dev
Remove librdata-dev Configurations and Data
To remove librdata-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge librdata-dev
Remove librdata-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove librdata-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge librdata-dev
Dependencies
librdata-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install librdata-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
