How To Install libvpb-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvpb-dev on Debian 9.
What is libvpb-dev
libvpb-dev is:
This package provides the necessary headers and library support files for building applications that use libvpb.
There are three methods to install libvpb-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 libvpb-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 libvpb-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libvpb-dev
Install libvpb-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libvpb-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libvpb-dev
Install libvpb-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 libvpb-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libvpb-dev
How To Uninstall libvpb-dev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libvpb-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libvpb-dev
Uninstall libvpb-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libvpb-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvpb-dev
Remove libvpb-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libvpb-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libvpb-dev
Remove libvpb-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libvpb-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libvpb-dev
Dependencies
libvpb-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvpb-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.