How To Install libyascreen-dev on Debian 12

Learn how to install libyascreen-dev on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libyascreen-dev is Yet Another Screen Library (lib(n)curses alternative)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libyascreen-dev on Debian 12.

What is libyascreen-dev

libyascreen-dev is:

Development files of Yet Another Screen Library - lib(n)curses alternative oriented towards modern terminals.

Suitable for developing terminal applications or daemons with telnet access and terminal support.

Main features

  • small footprint
  • does not have external dependencies
  • allows both internal and external event loop
  • allows stdin/stdout or external input/output (can work over socket)
  • supports basic set of telnet sequences, making it suitable for built-in terminal interfaces for daemons
  • supports a limited set of input keystroke sequences
  • fully unicode compatible (parts of this depend on wcwidth in libc)
  • supports utf8 verification of input
  • relies only on a limited subset of ansi/xterm ESC sequences, making it compatible with mostly all modern terminals (inspired by linenoise)
  • there is no curses API and ancient terminal compatibility, hence less bloat
  • clean API with opaque private data, usable from C/C++

There are three methods to install libyascreen-dev on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libyascreen-dev

Install libyascreen-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libyascreen-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libyascreen-dev

How To Uninstall libyascreen-dev on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove libyascreen-dev

Uninstall libyascreen-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libyascreen-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libyascreen-dev

Remove libyascreen-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libyascreen-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libyascreen-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libyascreen-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libyascreen-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.