How To Install libuev3 on Debian 12

Learn how to install libuev3 on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libuev3 is Lightweight event loop library for Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libuev3 on Debian 12.

What is libuev3

libuev3 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 libuev3 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 libuev3 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libuev3 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libuev3

Install libuev3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libuev3 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libuev3

Install libuev3 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 libuev3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libuev3

How To Uninstall libuev3 on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libuev3 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libuev3

Uninstall libuev3 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libuev3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libuev3

Remove libuev3 Configurations and Data

To remove libuev3 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libuev3

Remove libuev3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libuev3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libuev3

Dependencies

libuev3 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libuev3 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.