How To Install libunits-cpp-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libunits-cpp-dev on Debian 12.
What is libunits-cpp-dev
libunits-cpp-dev is:
a compile-time, header-only, dimensional analysis and unit conversion library built on c++14 with no dependencies.
This is a header-only library.
There are three methods to install libunits-cpp-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 libunits-cpp-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 libunits-cpp-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libunits-cpp-dev
Install libunits-cpp-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libunits-cpp-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libunits-cpp-dev
Install libunits-cpp-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 libunits-cpp-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libunits-cpp-dev
How To Uninstall libunits-cpp-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libunits-cpp-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libunits-cpp-dev
Uninstall libunits-cpp-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libunits-cpp-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libunits-cpp-dev
Remove libunits-cpp-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libunits-cpp-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libunits-cpp-dev
Remove libunits-cpp-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libunits-cpp-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libunits-cpp-dev
Dependencies
libunits-cpp-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libunits-cpp-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.