How To Install libyaml-cpp0.5v5 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libyaml-cpp0.5v5 on Debian 9. libyaml-cpp0.5v5 is YAML parser and emitter for C++

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libyaml-cpp0.5v5 on Debian 9.

What is libyaml-cpp0.5v5

libyaml-cpp0.5v5 is:

yaml-cpp is a C++ library for parsing and emitting data in YAML 1.2, a human-readable data serialization format.

This package provides run-time library of yaml-cpp.

There are three methods to install libyaml-cpp0.5v5 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-cpp0.5v5 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-cpp0.5v5 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libyaml-cpp0.5v5

Install libyaml-cpp0.5v5 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libyaml-cpp0.5v5 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libyaml-cpp0.5v5

Install libyaml-cpp0.5v5 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-cpp0.5v5 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libyaml-cpp0.5v5

How To Uninstall libyaml-cpp0.5v5 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libyaml-cpp0.5v5 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libyaml-cpp0.5v5

Uninstall libyaml-cpp0.5v5 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libyaml-cpp0.5v5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libyaml-cpp0.5v5

Remove libyaml-cpp0.5v5 Configurations and Data

To remove libyaml-cpp0.5v5 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libyaml-cpp0.5v5

Remove libyaml-cpp0.5v5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libyaml-cpp0.5v5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libyaml-cpp0.5v5

Dependencies

libyaml-cpp0.5v5 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libyaml-cpp0.5v5 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.