How To Install libreadstat-dev on Debian 12

Learn how to install libreadstat-dev on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libreadstat-dev is development files for libreadstat library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libreadstat-dev on Debian 12.

What is libreadstat-dev

libreadstat-dev is:

ReadStat is a command-line tool and MIT-licensed C library for reading files from popular stats packages.

This package contains the development files.

There are three methods to install libreadstat-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 libreadstat-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 libreadstat-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libreadstat-dev

Install libreadstat-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libreadstat-dev

Install libreadstat-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 libreadstat-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libreadstat-dev

How To Uninstall libreadstat-dev on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libreadstat-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libreadstat-dev

Uninstall libreadstat-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libreadstat-dev

Remove libreadstat-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libreadstat-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libreadstat-dev

Remove libreadstat-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libreadstat-dev

Dependencies

libreadstat-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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