How To Install libtins-dev on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtins-dev on Debian 10.
What is libtins-dev
libtins-dev is:
libtins is a high-level, multiplatform C++ network packet sniffing and crafting library. Its main purpose is to provide the C++ developer an easy, efficient, platform and endianess-independent way to create tools which need to send, receive and manipulate network packets. This package contains development files.
There are three methods to install libtins-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 libtins-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 libtins-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libtins-dev
Install libtins-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libtins-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libtins-dev
Install libtins-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 libtins-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libtins-dev
How To Uninstall libtins-dev on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libtins-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libtins-dev
Uninstall libtins-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libtins-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtins-dev
Remove libtins-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libtins-dev configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libtins-dev
Remove libtins-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libtins-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtins-dev
Dependencies
libtins-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtins-dev package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.