How To Install mklibs-copy on Debian 10

Learn how to install mklibs-copy on Debian 10 with this tutorial. mklibs-copy is Shared library reduction script

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mklibs-copy on Debian 10.

What is mklibs-copy

mklibs-copy is:

mklibs-copy produces a minimal set of shared libraries that contain only the libs which are required by a particular set of executables.

There are three methods to install mklibs-copy on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install mklibs-copy Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install mklibs-copy using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install mklibs-copy

Install mklibs-copy Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install mklibs-copy

Install mklibs-copy 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 mklibs-copy using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mklibs-copy

How To Uninstall mklibs-copy on Debian 10

To uninstall only the mklibs-copy package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove mklibs-copy

Uninstall mklibs-copy And Its Dependencies

To uninstall mklibs-copy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mklibs-copy

Remove mklibs-copy Configurations and Data

To remove mklibs-copy configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge mklibs-copy

Remove mklibs-copy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mklibs-copy

Dependencies

mklibs-copy have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install mklibs-copy package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.