How To Install libvanessa-socket2 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvanessa-socket2 on Debian 9.
What is libvanessa-socket2
libvanessa-socket2 is:
Library to simplify TCP/IP socket operations. Includes code to open a socket to a server as a client, to listen on socket for clients as a server and to pipe information between sockets.
There are three methods to install libvanessa-socket2 on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libvanessa-socket2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libvanessa-socket2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libvanessa-socket2
Install libvanessa-socket2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libvanessa-socket2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libvanessa-socket2
Install libvanessa-socket2 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 libvanessa-socket2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libvanessa-socket2
How To Uninstall libvanessa-socket2 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libvanessa-socket2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libvanessa-socket2
Uninstall libvanessa-socket2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libvanessa-socket2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvanessa-socket2
Remove libvanessa-socket2 Configurations and Data
To remove libvanessa-socket2 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libvanessa-socket2
Remove libvanessa-socket2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libvanessa-socket2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libvanessa-socket2
Dependencies
libvanessa-socket2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvanessa-socket2 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.