How To Install libx86-dev on Debian 10

Learn how to install libx86-dev on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libx86-dev is x86 real-mode library - development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libx86-dev on Debian 10.

What is libx86-dev

libx86-dev is:

A library to provide support for making real-mode calls x86 calls. On x86 hardware, vm86 mode is used. On other platforms, x86 emulation is provided.

This package contains the development files for libx86.

There are three methods to install libx86-dev on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libx86-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 libx86-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libx86-dev

Install libx86-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libx86-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libx86-dev

Install libx86-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 libx86-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libx86-dev

How To Uninstall libx86-dev on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libx86-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libx86-dev

Uninstall libx86-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libx86-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libx86-dev

Remove libx86-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libx86-dev configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libx86-dev

Remove libx86-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libx86-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libx86-dev

Dependencies

libx86-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libx86-dev package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.