How To Install libsmc-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsmc-dev on Debian 12.
What is libsmc-dev
libsmc-dev is:
The State Machine Compiler (SMC) from http://smc.sourceforge.net/ converts a language-independent description of a state machine into the source code to support that state machine.
This package contains the libraries that a compiled state machine depends on, but it does not contain the compiler itself.
There are three methods to install libsmc-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 libsmc-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 libsmc-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsmc-dev
Install libsmc-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsmc-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsmc-dev
Install libsmc-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 libsmc-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsmc-dev
How To Uninstall libsmc-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libsmc-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsmc-dev
Uninstall libsmc-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsmc-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsmc-dev
Remove libsmc-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libsmc-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsmc-dev
Remove libsmc-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsmc-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsmc-dev
Dependencies
libsmc-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsmc-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.