How to Install libc6-dev software package in Debian 8 (Jessie)

How to Install libc6-dev software package in Debian 8 (Jessie)

libc6-dev software package provides GNU C Library: Development Libraries and Header Files, you can install in your Debian 8 (Jessie) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install libc6-dev 

libc6-dev is installed in your system.

Make ensure the libc6-dev package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep libc6-dev *

You will get with libc6-dev package name, version, architecture and description in a table

libc6-dev package basic information:

Distro Debian 8 jessie
Section Library development
Package libc6-dev
Version 2.19-18+deb8u6
Description GNU C Library: Development Libraries and Header Files
Sub Section Libdevel


See Also, How to uninstall or remove libc6-dev software package from Debian 8 (Jessie)?