How To Install abook on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install abook on Debian 9.
What is abook
abook is:
abook is a text-based ncurses address book application. It provides many different fields of user info. abook is designed for use with mutt, but can be used independently.
There are three methods to install abook on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install abook Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install abook using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install abook
Install abook Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install abook using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install abook
Install abook Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install abook using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install abook
How To Uninstall abook on Debian 9
To uninstall only the abook package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove abook
Uninstall abook And Its Dependencies
To uninstall abook and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove abook
Remove abook Configurations and Data
To remove abook configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge abook
Remove abook configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove abook configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge abook
Dependencies
abook have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install abook package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
