How To Install libtls-dev on Debian 12

Learn how to install libtls-dev on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libtls-dev is libtls development files

Introduction

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

What is libtls-dev

libtls-dev is:

This package contains the files needed for developing applications that use libtls.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libtls-dev

Install libtls-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libtls-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libtls-dev

How To Uninstall libtls-dev on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove libtls-dev

Uninstall libtls-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtls-dev

Remove libtls-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libtls-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libtls-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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