How To Install libtrace3-dev on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtrace3-dev on Debian 11.
What is libtrace3-dev
libtrace3-dev is:
This package contains development headers and other ancillary files for the libtrace library.
libtrace is a library for trace processing. It supports multiple input methods, including device capture, raw and gz-compressed trace, and sockets; and multiple input formats, including pcap and DAG.
libtrace is developed by the WAND Network Research Group at Waikato University in New Zealand.
There are three methods to install libtrace3-dev on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libtrace3-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 libtrace3-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libtrace3-dev
Install libtrace3-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libtrace3-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libtrace3-dev
Install libtrace3-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 libtrace3-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libtrace3-dev
How To Uninstall libtrace3-dev on Debian 11
To uninstall only the libtrace3-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libtrace3-dev
Uninstall libtrace3-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libtrace3-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtrace3-dev
Remove libtrace3-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libtrace3-dev configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libtrace3-dev
Remove libtrace3-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libtrace3-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtrace3-dev
Dependencies
libtrace3-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtrace3-dev package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.