How To Install libstropt-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libstropt-dev on Debian 12.
What is libstropt-dev
libstropt-dev is:
This small library parses a list of options from a string. Options can be separated by spaces, commas, semicolons, tabs or new line. Options may have arguments. It is possible to protect symbols and spaces using quote, double quote and backslash.
This package contains the development files used for C programs.
There are three methods to install libstropt-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 libstropt-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 libstropt-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libstropt-dev
Install libstropt-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libstropt-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libstropt-dev
Install libstropt-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 libstropt-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libstropt-dev
How To Uninstall libstropt-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libstropt-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libstropt-dev
Uninstall libstropt-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libstropt-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libstropt-dev
Remove libstropt-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libstropt-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libstropt-dev
Remove libstropt-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libstropt-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libstropt-dev
Dependencies
libstropt-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libstropt-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
