How To Install libsocketcan-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsocketcan-dev on Debian 9.
What is libsocketcan-dev
libsocketcan-dev is:
. This package provides development files for libsocketcan.
There are three methods to install libsocketcan-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 libsocketcan-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 libsocketcan-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsocketcan-dev
Install libsocketcan-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsocketcan-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsocketcan-dev
Install libsocketcan-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 libsocketcan-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsocketcan-dev
How To Uninstall libsocketcan-dev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libsocketcan-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsocketcan-dev
Uninstall libsocketcan-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsocketcan-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsocketcan-dev
Remove libsocketcan-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libsocketcan-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsocketcan-dev
Remove libsocketcan-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsocketcan-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsocketcan-dev
Dependencies
libsocketcan-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsocketcan-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.