How To Install libtermpaint-dev on Debian 12

Learn how to install libtermpaint-dev on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libtermpaint-dev is low level terminal access - headers

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtermpaint-dev on Debian 12.

What is libtermpaint-dev

libtermpaint-dev is:

Termpaint is a low level terminal interface library for character-cell terminals in the tradition of VT1xx (like xterm, etc). It??s designed to be portable and flexible to integrate. It covers event handling and rendering.

This package contains the header files and symbolic links need for building software using termpaint.

There are three methods to install libtermpaint-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 libtermpaint-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 libtermpaint-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libtermpaint-dev

Install libtermpaint-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libtermpaint-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libtermpaint-dev

How To Uninstall libtermpaint-dev on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove libtermpaint-dev

Uninstall libtermpaint-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libtermpaint-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtermpaint-dev

Remove libtermpaint-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libtermpaint-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libtermpaint-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libtermpaint-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtermpaint-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.