How To Install libbuffy-dev on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libbuffy-dev on Debian 10.
What is libbuffy-dev
libbuffy-dev is:
Buffy wants to be the ultimate mail folder summary system.
This library provides efficient mailfolder checking routines, packaged in a library with a simple API and with wrappers for many languages, so that everyone can create mail folder summary systems in the language they prefer without having to care about the actual mailbox checking.
Libbuffy currently supports detection and summarizing of folders in Maildir and Mailbox format.
This package provides the development headers and library for libbuffy. No shared library is packaged until the API is stabilized.
There are three methods to install libbuffy-dev on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libbuffy-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libbuffy-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libbuffy-dev
Install libbuffy-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libbuffy-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libbuffy-dev
Install libbuffy-dev 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 libbuffy-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libbuffy-dev
How To Uninstall libbuffy-dev on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libbuffy-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libbuffy-dev
Uninstall libbuffy-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libbuffy-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbuffy-dev
Remove libbuffy-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libbuffy-dev configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libbuffy-dev
Remove libbuffy-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libbuffy-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libbuffy-dev
Dependencies
libbuffy-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libbuffy-dev package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
