How To Install libsocket++-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsocket++-dev on Debian 9.
What is libsocket++-dev
libsocket++-dev is:
Socket++ library defines a family of C++ classes that can be used more effectively than directly calling the underlying low-level system functions. One distinct advantage of the socket++ is that it has the same interface as that of the iostream so that the users can perform type-safe input output. See your local IOStream library documentation for more information on iostreams.
Headers and shared libraries for socket++.
There are three methods to install libsocket++-dev on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libsocket++-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 libsocket++-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsocket++-dev
Install libsocket++-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsocket++-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsocket++-dev
Install libsocket++-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 libsocket++-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsocket++-dev
How To Uninstall libsocket++-dev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libsocket++-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsocket++-dev
Uninstall libsocket++-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsocket++-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsocket++-dev
Remove libsocket++-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libsocket++-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsocket++-dev
Remove libsocket++-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsocket++-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsocket++-dev
Dependencies
libsocket++-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsocket++-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.