How To Install calendar-google-provider on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install calendar-google-provider on Debian 9. calendar-google-provider is Google Calendar support for lightning

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install calendar-google-provider on Debian 9.

What is calendar-google-provider

calendar-google-provider is:

This extension adds support for accessing google calendars in Thunderbird via lightning.

It’s a recommended component if you want to connect Thunderbird to your Google calendar.

There are three methods to install calendar-google-provider 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 calendar-google-provider Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install calendar-google-provider using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install calendar-google-provider

Install calendar-google-provider Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install calendar-google-provider using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install calendar-google-provider

Install calendar-google-provider 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 calendar-google-provider using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install calendar-google-provider

How To Uninstall calendar-google-provider on Debian 9

To uninstall only the calendar-google-provider package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove calendar-google-provider

Uninstall calendar-google-provider And Its Dependencies

To uninstall calendar-google-provider and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove calendar-google-provider

Remove calendar-google-provider Configurations and Data

To remove calendar-google-provider configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge calendar-google-provider

Remove calendar-google-provider configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove calendar-google-provider configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge calendar-google-provider

Dependencies

calendar-google-provider have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install calendar-google-provider package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.