How To Install libsimpleini-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsimpleini-dev on Debian 12.
What is libsimpleini-dev
libsimpleini-dev is:
A cross-platform library that provides a simple API to read and write INI-style configuration files. It supports data files in ASCII, MBCS and Unicode. It is designed explicitly to be portable to any platform and has been tested on Windows, WinCE and Linux.
This package contains the header files.
There are three methods to install libsimpleini-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 libsimpleini-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 libsimpleini-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsimpleini-dev
Install libsimpleini-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsimpleini-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsimpleini-dev
Install libsimpleini-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 libsimpleini-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsimpleini-dev
How To Uninstall libsimpleini-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libsimpleini-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsimpleini-dev
Uninstall libsimpleini-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsimpleini-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsimpleini-dev
Remove libsimpleini-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libsimpleini-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsimpleini-dev
Remove libsimpleini-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsimpleini-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsimpleini-dev
Dependencies
libsimpleini-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsimpleini-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
