How To Install libyaml-0-2 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libyaml-0-2 on Debian 9.
What is libyaml-0-2
libyaml-0-2 is:
LibYAML is a C library for parsing and emitting data in YAML 1.1, a human-readable data serialization format.
There are three methods to install libyaml-0-2 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 libyaml-0-2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libyaml-0-2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libyaml-0-2
Install libyaml-0-2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libyaml-0-2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libyaml-0-2
Install libyaml-0-2 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 libyaml-0-2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libyaml-0-2
How To Uninstall libyaml-0-2 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libyaml-0-2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libyaml-0-2
Uninstall libyaml-0-2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libyaml-0-2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libyaml-0-2
Remove libyaml-0-2 Configurations and Data
To remove libyaml-0-2 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libyaml-0-2
Remove libyaml-0-2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libyaml-0-2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libyaml-0-2
Dependencies
libyaml-0-2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libyaml-0-2 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.