How To Install libtty-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtty-dev on Debian 12.
What is libtty-dev
libtty-dev is:
libtty is a library for handling terminal output. It is kind of “reverse curses” – it is on the receiving end of tty data, accepting vt100 codes and managing a virtual terminal. It lacks input handling thus is unfit for a real terminal emulator, but includes functions for storing a history of frames to handle a “video” recording.
A second part of the library provides ways to read/write/edit ttyrec/-like files, including transparent compression or streaming them from network.
This package contains the library headers.
There are three methods to install libtty-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 libtty-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 libtty-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libtty-dev
Install libtty-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libtty-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libtty-dev
Install libtty-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 libtty-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libtty-dev
How To Uninstall libtty-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libtty-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libtty-dev
Uninstall libtty-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libtty-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtty-dev
Remove libtty-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libtty-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libtty-dev
Remove libtty-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libtty-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtty-dev
Dependencies
libtty-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtty-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
