How To Install libtrace3-dev on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtrace3-dev on Debian 11. libtrace3-dev is development headers for the libtrace network processing library

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.