How To Install libserf-1-1 on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install libserf-1-1 on Debian 11. libserf-1-1 is high-performance asynchronous HTTP client library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libserf-1-1 on Debian 11.

What is libserf-1-1

libserf-1-1 is:

serf library is a C-based HTTP client library built upon the Apache Portable Runtime (APR) library. It multiplexes connections, running the read/write communication asynchronously. Memory copies and transformations are kept to a minimum to provide high performance operation.

There are three methods to install libserf-1-1 on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libserf-1-1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libserf-1-1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libserf-1-1

Install libserf-1-1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libserf-1-1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libserf-1-1

Install libserf-1-1 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 libserf-1-1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libserf-1-1

How To Uninstall libserf-1-1 on Debian 11

To uninstall only the libserf-1-1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libserf-1-1

Uninstall libserf-1-1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libserf-1-1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libserf-1-1

Remove libserf-1-1 Configurations and Data

To remove libserf-1-1 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libserf-1-1

Remove libserf-1-1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libserf-1-1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libserf-1-1

Dependencies

libserf-1-1 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libserf-1-1 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.