How To Install libreiser4-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libreiser4-dev on Debian 9. libreiser4-dev is Reiser4s filesystem access and manipulation library. Devel files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libreiser4-dev on Debian 9.

What is libreiser4-dev

libreiser4-dev is:

These are the development files for Reiser4 libraries.

They are part of the Reiser4’s filesystem support tools.

There are three methods to install libreiser4-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 libreiser4-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 libreiser4-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libreiser4-dev

Install libreiser4-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libreiser4-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libreiser4-dev

Install libreiser4-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 libreiser4-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libreiser4-dev

How To Uninstall libreiser4-dev on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libreiser4-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libreiser4-dev

Uninstall libreiser4-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libreiser4-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libreiser4-dev

Remove libreiser4-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libreiser4-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libreiser4-dev

Remove libreiser4-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libreiser4-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libreiser4-dev

Dependencies

libreiser4-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libreiser4-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.