How To Install libzt-dev on Debian 12

Learn how to install libzt-dev on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libzt-dev is libzt is a simple and robust unit test library for C (development files)

Introduction

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

What is libzt-dev

libzt-dev is:

The library provides functions for common checks and assertions, which produce readable diagnostic messages that integrate well with “make check” and programming editors, such as vi.

This package contains the development headers for compiling programs with libzt as well as the static library.

There are three methods to install libzt-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 libzt-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 libzt-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libzt-dev

Install libzt-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libzt-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libzt-dev

How To Uninstall libzt-dev on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove libzt-dev

Uninstall libzt-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libzt-dev

Remove libzt-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libzt-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libzt-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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