How To Install libsbuf6 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsbuf6 on Debian 9. libsbuf6 is FreeBSD string buffer library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsbuf6 on Debian 9.

What is libsbuf6

libsbuf6 is:

This library provides a way to handle string buffers. It contains numerous functions such as append, copy, cat, print, trim whitespace characters, etc.

There are three methods to install libsbuf6 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 libsbuf6 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libsbuf6 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsbuf6

Install libsbuf6 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsbuf6 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsbuf6

Install libsbuf6 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 libsbuf6 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsbuf6

How To Uninstall libsbuf6 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libsbuf6 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsbuf6

Uninstall libsbuf6 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsbuf6 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsbuf6

Remove libsbuf6 Configurations and Data

To remove libsbuf6 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsbuf6

Remove libsbuf6 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libsbuf6 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsbuf6

Dependencies

libsbuf6 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsbuf6 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.