How To Install libtidy-dev on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtidy-dev on Debian 10.
What is libtidy-dev
libtidy-dev is:
Tidy corrects and cleans up HTML and XML documents by fixing markup errors and upgrading legacy code to modern standards.
This package contains the libtidy static library and the headers.
There are three methods to install libtidy-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 libtidy-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 libtidy-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libtidy-dev
Install libtidy-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libtidy-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libtidy-dev
Install libtidy-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 libtidy-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libtidy-dev
How To Uninstall libtidy-dev on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libtidy-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libtidy-dev
Uninstall libtidy-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libtidy-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtidy-dev
Remove libtidy-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libtidy-dev configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libtidy-dev
Remove libtidy-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libtidy-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtidy-dev
Dependencies
libtidy-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtidy-dev package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.