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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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.
Dirk Eddelbuettel
2010-08-27 21:14:33
Exactly. If you are just *using* the library, get the non-"dev" version. You only need the "-dev" version if you are using the lib in a program you are writing or if you are compiling an app from source.
bta
2010-08-27 21:17:47