How To Install libvixl-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvixl-dev on Debian 12.
What is libvixl-dev
libvixl-dev is:
Vixl is an AArch32 and AArch64 Runtime Code Generation Library.
It contains three components: assemblers to generate ARM code at runtime, disassemblers that can print any instruction emitted by the assemblers and a simulator that can simulate any instruction emitted by the A64 assembler.
This package contains the development files.
There are three methods to install libvixl-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 libvixl-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 libvixl-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libvixl-dev
Install libvixl-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libvixl-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libvixl-dev
Install libvixl-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 libvixl-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libvixl-dev
How To Uninstall libvixl-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libvixl-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libvixl-dev
Uninstall libvixl-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libvixl-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvixl-dev
Remove libvixl-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libvixl-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libvixl-dev
Remove libvixl-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libvixl-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libvixl-dev
Dependencies
libvixl-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvixl-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
