How To Install libuev2 on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libuev2 on Debian 11.
What is libuev2
libuev2 is:
libuEv is a small event loop that wraps the Linux epoll() family of APIs. It is similar to the more established libevent, libev and the venerable Xt(3) event loop. The u (micro) in the name refers to both its limited feature set and the small size impact of the library.
Experienced developers may appreciate libuEv is built on top of modern Linux APIs like epoll, eventfd, timerfd, and signalfd.
There are three methods to install libuev2 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 libuev2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libuev2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libuev2
Install libuev2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libuev2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libuev2
Install libuev2 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 libuev2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libuev2
How To Uninstall libuev2 on Debian 11
To uninstall only the libuev2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libuev2
Uninstall libuev2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libuev2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libuev2
Remove libuev2 Configurations and Data
To remove libuev2 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libuev2
Remove libuev2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libuev2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libuev2
Dependencies
libuev2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libuev2 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.