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The "dev" suffix in package names?

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linux

ubuntu

debian

When using apt-get I see some packages have a "dev" suffix after their names:

libreadline5
libreadline-dev
zlib1g
zlib1g-dev

What are these exactly and should I install them?

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never_had_a_name Avatar asked Aug 27 '10 21:08

never_had_a_name

1 Answers

You need these to compile and link as they provide headers and libraries to link whereas the standard packages just contain the run-time versions.

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Dirk Eddelbuettel Avatar answered Oct 23 '22 08:10

Dirk Eddelbuettel
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