How to Install and Uninstall libgtest-dev Package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Last updated: March 13,2025

1. Install "libgtest-dev" package

Please follow the steps below to install libgtest-dev on Debian 11 (Bullseye)


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall libgtest-dev on Debian 11 (Bullseye):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libgtest-dev
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libgtest-dev package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Package: libgtest-dev
Source: googletest
Version: 1.10.0.20201025-1.1
Installed-Size: 1352
Maintainer: Steve M. Robbins
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: googletest (<= 1.8.0-8)
Depends: googletest (= 1.10.0.20201025-1.1)
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_1.10.0.20201025-1.1_amd64.deb
Size: 225672
MD5sum: 673424c541720ea9727ffd158cc75460
SHA256: be9a0c957007d668a13d3e7874a7ca1d7f9310487b7965b680f329aa91514182