libdebconfclient-dev software package provides virtual package provided by libdebconfclient0-dev, 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 libdebconfclient-dev
libdebconfclient-dev is installed in your system.
Make ensure the libdebconfclient-dev package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep libdebconfclient-dev*
You will get with libdebconfclient-dev package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Debian 8 jessie |
| Section | Virtual packages |
| Package | libdebconfclient-dev |
| Version | |
| Description | virtual package provided by libdebconfclient0-dev |
| Sub Section | virtual |