How To Install libvterm-bin on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvterm-bin
on Debian 12.
What is libvterm-bin
libvterm-bin is:
An abstract C99 library which implements a VT220 or xterm-like terminal emulator. It doesn’t use any particular graphics toolkit or output system, instead it invokes callback function pointers that its embedding program should provide it to draw on its behalf. It avoids calling malloc() during normal running state, allowing it to be used in embedded kernel situations.
This package contains utility programs that demonstrate libvterm.
There are three methods to install libvterm-bin
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 libvterm-bin Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libvterm-bin
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libvterm-bin
Install libvterm-bin Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libvterm-bin
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libvterm-bin
Install libvterm-bin 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 libvterm-bin
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libvterm-bin
How To Uninstall libvterm-bin on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libvterm-bin
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libvterm-bin
Uninstall libvterm-bin And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libvterm-bin
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvterm-bin
Remove libvterm-bin Configurations and Data
To remove libvterm-bin
configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libvterm-bin
Remove libvterm-bin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libvterm-bin
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libvterm-bin
Dependencies
libvterm-bin have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvterm-bin
package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.