How To Install libzephyr-dev on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libzephyr-dev on Debian 11.
What is libzephyr-dev
libzephyr-dev is:
Zephyr is derived from the original Project Athena ‘Instant Message’ system and allows users to send messages to other users or to groups of users. Users can view incoming Zephyr messages as windowgrams (transient X windows) or as text on a terminal.
This package provides development libraries and files, which are needed to compile alternative Zephyr clients.
There are three methods to install libzephyr-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 libzephyr-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 libzephyr-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libzephyr-dev
Install libzephyr-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libzephyr-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libzephyr-dev
Install libzephyr-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 libzephyr-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libzephyr-dev
How To Uninstall libzephyr-dev on Debian 11
To uninstall only the libzephyr-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libzephyr-dev
Uninstall libzephyr-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libzephyr-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libzephyr-dev
Remove libzephyr-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libzephyr-dev configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libzephyr-dev
Remove libzephyr-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libzephyr-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libzephyr-dev
Dependencies
libzephyr-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libzephyr-dev package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.