How To Install libs2-dev on Debian 12

Learn how to install libs2-dev on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libs2-dev is manipulating geometric shapes with spherical geometry - dev files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libs2-dev on Debian 12.

What is libs2-dev

libs2-dev is:

s2geometry is for manipulating geometric shapes. Unlike many geometry libraries, S2 is primarily designed to work with spherical geometry, i.e., shapes drawn on a sphere rather than on a planar 2D map. This makes it especially suitable for working with geographic data.

This package provides headers and libraries for development.

There are three methods to install libs2-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 libs2-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 libs2-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libs2-dev

Install libs2-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libs2-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libs2-dev

Install libs2-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 libs2-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libs2-dev

How To Uninstall libs2-dev on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libs2-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libs2-dev

Uninstall libs2-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libs2-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libs2-dev

Remove libs2-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libs2-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libs2-dev

Remove libs2-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libs2-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libs2-dev

Dependencies

libs2-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libs2-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.