How To Install libyaml-dev on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libyaml-dev on Debian 11.
What is libyaml-dev
libyaml-dev is:
LibYAML is a C library for parsing and emitting data in YAML 1.1, a human-readable data serialization format.
This package contains development headers and static libraries.
There are three methods to install libyaml-dev on Debian 11. 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-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 libyaml-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libyaml-dev
Install libyaml-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libyaml-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libyaml-dev
Install libyaml-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 libyaml-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libyaml-dev
How To Uninstall libyaml-dev on Debian 11
To uninstall only the libyaml-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libyaml-dev
Uninstall libyaml-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libyaml-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libyaml-dev
Remove libyaml-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libyaml-dev configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libyaml-dev
Remove libyaml-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libyaml-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libyaml-dev
Dependencies
libyaml-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libyaml-dev package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.