How To Install libthrift-dev on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libthrift-dev on Debian 10.
What is libthrift-dev
libthrift-dev is:
Thrift is a software framework for the development of reliable and performant communication and data serialization. It combines a software stack with code generation to build services that operate seamlessly across a number of different development languages.
This package contains the development libraries required for writing C++ applications using Thrift.
There are three methods to install libthrift-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 libthrift-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 libthrift-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libthrift-dev
Install libthrift-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libthrift-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libthrift-dev
Install libthrift-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 libthrift-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libthrift-dev
How To Uninstall libthrift-dev on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libthrift-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libthrift-dev
Uninstall libthrift-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libthrift-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libthrift-dev
Remove libthrift-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libthrift-dev configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libthrift-dev
Remove libthrift-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libthrift-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libthrift-dev
Dependencies
libthrift-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libthrift-dev package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.