How To Install librepo-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install librepo-dev on Debian 12.
What is librepo-dev
librepo-dev is:
A library providing C and Python (libcURL-like) APIs to download repository metadata.
This package contains the development header files for the librepo library.
There are three methods to install librepo-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 librepo-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 librepo-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install librepo-dev
Install librepo-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install librepo-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install librepo-dev
Install librepo-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 librepo-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install librepo-dev
How To Uninstall librepo-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the librepo-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove librepo-dev
Uninstall librepo-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall librepo-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove librepo-dev
Remove librepo-dev Configurations and Data
To remove librepo-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge librepo-dev
Remove librepo-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove librepo-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge librepo-dev
Dependencies
librepo-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install librepo-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
