How To Install libvirt-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvirt-dev on Debian 9.
What is libvirt-dev
libvirt-dev is:
Libvirt is a C toolkit to interact with the virtualization capabilities of recent versions of Linux (and other OSes). The library aims at providing a long term stable C API for different virtualization mechanisms. It currently supports QEMU, KVM, XEN, OpenVZ, LXC, and VirtualBox.
This package contains the header files and static libraries which are needed for developing the applications with libvirt.
There are three methods to install libvirt-dev 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 libvirt-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 libvirt-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libvirt-dev
Install libvirt-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libvirt-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libvirt-dev
Install libvirt-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 libvirt-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libvirt-dev
How To Uninstall libvirt-dev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libvirt-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libvirt-dev
Uninstall libvirt-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libvirt-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvirt-dev
Remove libvirt-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libvirt-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libvirt-dev
Remove libvirt-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libvirt-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libvirt-dev
Dependencies
libvirt-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvirt-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.