How To Install libreadline8 on Debian 12

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libreadline8 on Debian 12.

What is libreadline8

libreadline8 is:

The GNU readline library aids in the consistency of user interface across discrete programs that need to provide a command line interface.

The GNU history library provides a consistent user interface for recalling lines of previously typed input.

There are three methods to install libreadline8 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 libreadline8 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libreadline8 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libreadline8

Install libreadline8 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libreadline8 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libreadline8

Install libreadline8 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 libreadline8 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libreadline8

How To Uninstall libreadline8 on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libreadline8 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libreadline8

Uninstall libreadline8 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libreadline8 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libreadline8

Remove libreadline8 Configurations and Data

To remove libreadline8 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libreadline8

Remove libreadline8 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libreadline8 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libreadline8

Dependencies

libreadline8 have the following dependencies:

• readline-common
• libc6
• libtinfo6

References

• libreadline8 website
• libreadline8 on packages.debian.org

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libreadline8 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.