How to Install and Uninstall libgtest-dev Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: May 20,2024

You can also install and uninstall the libgtest-dev on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "libgtest-dev" package

Please follow the instructions below to install libgtest-dev on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "libgtest-dev" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall libgtest-dev on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libgtest-dev package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: libgtest-dev
Source: googletest
Version: 1.12.1-0.2
Installed-Size: 1431
Maintainer: Steve M. Robbins
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: googletest (<= 1.8.0-8)
Depends: googletest (= 1.12.1-0.2)
Conflicts: googletest (<= 1.8.0-8)
Description: Google's framework for writing C++ tests
Description-md5: 0f57efc74cf16270a96fc2540e04fd16
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: https://github.com/google/googletest
Tag: devel::lang:c++, devel::library, implemented-in::c++, role::devel-lib
Section: libdevel
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/g/googletest/libgtest-dev_1.12.1-0.2_amd64.deb
Size: 239888
MD5sum: cb39ea2732c1df658dfd11c676007bd2
SHA256: 1dbf34692561ea744d827af133c2266640a2f2cda30abfaa610eed1a7e8609d9