How To Install libsolv-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsolv-dev on Debian 12.
What is libsolv-dev
libsolv-dev is:
This dependency solver code in this package is based on two major, but independent, blocks:
- Using a dictionary approach to store and retrieve package and dependency information.
- Using satisfiability, a well known and researched topic, for resolving package dependencies.
This package contains development files for libsolv.
There are three methods to install libsolv-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 libsolv-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 libsolv-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsolv-dev
Install libsolv-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsolv-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsolv-dev
Install libsolv-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 libsolv-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsolv-dev
How To Uninstall libsolv-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libsolv-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsolv-dev
Uninstall libsolv-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsolv-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsolv-dev
Remove libsolv-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libsolv-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsolv-dev
Remove libsolv-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsolv-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsolv-dev
Dependencies
libsolv-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsolv-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
