libgps-dev software package provides Global Positioning System - development 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 libgps-dev
libgps-dev is installed in your system.
Make ensure the libgps-dev package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep libgps-dev *
You will get with libgps-dev package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Debian 8 jessie |
| Section | Library development |
| Package | libgps-dev |
| Version | 3.11-3 |
| Description | Global Positioning System - development files |
| Sub Section | Libdevel |