How To Install libudunits2-0 on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install libudunits2-0 on Debian 11. libudunits2-0 is Library for handling of units of physical quantities

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libudunits2-0 on Debian 11.

What is libudunits2-0

libudunits2-0 is:

The UDUNITS package supports units of physical quantities (e.g., meters, seconds). Specifically, it supports conversion between string and binary representations of units, arithmetic manipulation of units, and conversion of numeric values between compatible units. The package is written in the C programming language.

There are three methods to install libudunits2-0 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 libudunits2-0 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libudunits2-0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libudunits2-0

Install libudunits2-0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libudunits2-0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libudunits2-0

Install libudunits2-0 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 libudunits2-0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libudunits2-0

How To Uninstall libudunits2-0 on Debian 11

To uninstall only the libudunits2-0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libudunits2-0

Uninstall libudunits2-0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libudunits2-0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libudunits2-0

Remove libudunits2-0 Configurations and Data

To remove libudunits2-0 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libudunits2-0

Remove libudunits2-0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libudunits2-0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libudunits2-0

Dependencies

libudunits2-0 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libudunits2-0 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.