How To Install libsystemd-dev on Debian 10

Learn how to install libsystemd-dev on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libsystemd-dev is systemd utility library - development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsystemd-dev on Debian 10.

What is libsystemd-dev

libsystemd-dev is:

The libsystemd0 library provides interfaces to various systemd components.

This package contains the development files.

There are three methods to install libsystemd-dev on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libsystemd-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 libsystemd-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsystemd-dev

Install libsystemd-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsystemd-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsystemd-dev

Install libsystemd-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 libsystemd-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsystemd-dev

How To Uninstall libsystemd-dev on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libsystemd-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsystemd-dev

Uninstall libsystemd-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsystemd-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsystemd-dev

Remove libsystemd-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libsystemd-dev configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsystemd-dev

Remove libsystemd-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libsystemd-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsystemd-dev

Dependencies

libsystemd-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsystemd-dev package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.