How To Install uthash-dev on Debian 12

Learn how to install uthash-dev on Debian 12 with this tutorial. uthash-dev is hash table and linked list for C structures

Introduction

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

What is uthash-dev

uthash-dev is:

uthash-dev provides a hash table implementation using C preprocessor macros. This package also includes:

  • utlist.h provides linked list macros for C structures
  • utarray.h implements dynamic arrays using macros
  • utstring.h implements a basic dynamic string

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

sudo apt-get -y install uthash-dev

Install uthash-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install uthash-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install uthash-dev

How To Uninstall uthash-dev on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove uthash-dev

Uninstall uthash-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove uthash-dev

Remove uthash-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge uthash-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

uthash-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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