How To Install libsolvext1 on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsolvext1 on Debian 12.
What is libsolvext1
libsolvext1 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.
Search the internet for ‘sat solver’ to get links to the theory behind it.
Supported package formats:
- rpm/rpm5
- deb
- Arch Linux
- haiku
Supported repository formats:
- rpmmd (primary, filelists, comps, deltainfo/presto, updateinfo)
- susetags, suse product formats
- mandriva/mageia (synthesis, info, files)
- Arch Linux
- red carpet helix format
- haiku
This package contains the libsolv extension library.
There are three methods to install libsolvext1 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 libsolvext1 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libsolvext1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsolvext1
Install libsolvext1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsolvext1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsolvext1
Install libsolvext1 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 libsolvext1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsolvext1
How To Uninstall libsolvext1 on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libsolvext1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsolvext1
Uninstall libsolvext1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsolvext1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsolvext1
Remove libsolvext1 Configurations and Data
To remove libsolvext1 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsolvext1
Remove libsolvext1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsolvext1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsolvext1
Dependencies
libsolvext1 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsolvext1 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.