How To Install libx32stdc++-6-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libx32stdc++-6-dev on Debian 9. libx32stdc++-6-dev is GNU Standard C++ Library v3 (development files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libx32stdc++-6-dev on Debian 9.

What is libx32stdc++-6-dev

libx32stdc++-6-dev is:

This package contains the headers and static library files necessary for building C++ programs which use libstdc++.

libstdc++-v3 is a complete rewrite from the previous libstdc++-v2, which was included up to g++-2.95. The first version of libstdc++-v3 appeared in g++-3.0.

There are three methods to install libx32stdc++-6-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 libx32stdc++-6-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 libx32stdc++-6-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libx32stdc++-6-dev

Install libx32stdc++-6-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libx32stdc++-6-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libx32stdc++-6-dev

Install libx32stdc++-6-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 libx32stdc++-6-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libx32stdc++-6-dev

How To Uninstall libx32stdc++-6-dev on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libx32stdc++-6-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libx32stdc++-6-dev

Uninstall libx32stdc++-6-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libx32stdc++-6-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libx32stdc++-6-dev

Remove libx32stdc++-6-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libx32stdc++-6-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libx32stdc++-6-dev

Remove libx32stdc++-6-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libx32stdc++-6-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libx32stdc++-6-dev

Dependencies

libx32stdc++-6-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libx32stdc++-6-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.