How To Install libsolv-tools on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsolv-tools on Debian 12.
What is libsolv-tools
libsolv-tools 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 command-line tools that facilitate using libsolv.
There are three methods to install libsolv-tools 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-tools 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-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsolv-tools
Install libsolv-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsolv-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsolv-tools
Install libsolv-tools 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-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsolv-tools
How To Uninstall libsolv-tools on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libsolv-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsolv-tools
Uninstall libsolv-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsolv-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsolv-tools
Remove libsolv-tools Configurations and Data
To remove libsolv-tools configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsolv-tools
Remove libsolv-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsolv-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsolv-tools
Dependencies
libsolv-tools have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsolv-tools package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.