How To Install libvpoll-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvpoll-dev on Debian 12.
What is libvpoll-dev
libvpoll-dev is:
This library uses eventfd/VPOLL if provided by the kernel or the vpoll device otherwise it implements an emulator (providing only
EPOLLIN,EPOLLOUTand a non standard version of EPOLLHUP/EPOLLRDHUP).
This package contains the development files used for C programs.
There are three methods to install libvpoll-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 libvpoll-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 libvpoll-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libvpoll-dev
Install libvpoll-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libvpoll-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libvpoll-dev
Install libvpoll-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 libvpoll-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libvpoll-dev
How To Uninstall libvpoll-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libvpoll-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libvpoll-dev
Uninstall libvpoll-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libvpoll-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvpoll-dev
Remove libvpoll-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libvpoll-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libvpoll-dev
Remove libvpoll-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libvpoll-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libvpoll-dev
Dependencies
libvpoll-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvpoll-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
