How To Install libsexp-dev on Debian 12

Learn how to install libsexp-dev on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libsexp-dev is small fast s-expression library

Introduction

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

What is libsexp-dev

libsexp-dev is:

This library is intended for developers who wish to manipulate (read, parse, modify, and create) symbolic expressions (s-expressions) from C or C++ programs.

This package contains the files needed to build programs using the library.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libsexp-dev

Install libsexp-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libsexp-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libsexp-dev

How To Uninstall libsexp-dev on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove libsexp-dev

Uninstall libsexp-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsexp-dev

Remove libsexp-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libsexp-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libsexp-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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