How To Install libunshield-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libunshield-dev on Debian 12.
What is libunshield-dev
libunshield-dev is:
This are libraries to create applications extracting CAB files from InstallShield installers used to be installed on Windows CE devices or Windows desktop machines.
This package contains the development files needed to link applications against libunshield.
There are three methods to install libunshield-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 libunshield-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 libunshield-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libunshield-dev
Install libunshield-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libunshield-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libunshield-dev
Install libunshield-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 libunshield-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libunshield-dev
How To Uninstall libunshield-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libunshield-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libunshield-dev
Uninstall libunshield-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libunshield-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libunshield-dev
Remove libunshield-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libunshield-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libunshield-dev
Remove libunshield-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libunshield-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libunshield-dev
Dependencies
libunshield-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libunshield-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.