How To Install libsensors4-dev on Debian 12

Learn how to install libsensors4-dev on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libsensors4-dev is transitional dummy package

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsensors4-dev on Debian 12.

What is libsensors4-dev

libsensors4-dev is:

This is a transitional dummy package, it can be safely removed.

There are three methods to install libsensors4-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 libsensors4-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 libsensors4-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsensors4-dev

Install libsensors4-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsensors4-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsensors4-dev

Install libsensors4-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 libsensors4-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsensors4-dev

How To Uninstall libsensors4-dev on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libsensors4-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsensors4-dev

Uninstall libsensors4-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsensors4-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsensors4-dev

Remove libsensors4-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libsensors4-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsensors4-dev

Remove libsensors4-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libsensors4-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsensors4-dev

Dependencies

libsensors4-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsensors4-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.