How To Install libvala-0.56-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvala-0.56-dev on Debian 12.
What is libvala-0.56-dev
libvala-0.56-dev is:
Vala is a new programming language that aims to bring modern programming language features to GNOME developers without imposing any additional runtime requirements and without using a different ABI compared to applications and libraries written in C.
This package has the development library and headers for valac. These headers can be used for building tools around Vala.
There are three methods to install libvala-0.56-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 libvala-0.56-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 libvala-0.56-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libvala-0.56-dev
Install libvala-0.56-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libvala-0.56-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libvala-0.56-dev
Install libvala-0.56-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 libvala-0.56-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libvala-0.56-dev
How To Uninstall libvala-0.56-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libvala-0.56-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libvala-0.56-dev
Uninstall libvala-0.56-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libvala-0.56-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvala-0.56-dev
Remove libvala-0.56-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libvala-0.56-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libvala-0.56-dev
Remove libvala-0.56-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libvala-0.56-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libvala-0.56-dev
Dependencies
libvala-0.56-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvala-0.56-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
