How To Install libchm-bin on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libchm-bin on Debian 9. libchm-bin is library for dealing with Microsoft CHM files (test programs)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libchm-bin on Debian 9.

What is libchm-bin

libchm-bin is:

It is a very simple library, but sufficient for dealing with all of the chm files. Library currently does not has write support.

CHM files are used on the Microsoft Windows platform to store program documentation, almost always in the form of HTML, with some non-standard quirks. CHM files are a form of archive known as InfoTech Storage Format (ITSF) files and contain some special files to implement features of the CHM viewer.

This package includes test programs.

There are three methods to install libchm-bin 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 libchm-bin Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libchm-bin using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libchm-bin

Install libchm-bin Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libchm-bin using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libchm-bin

Install libchm-bin 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 libchm-bin using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libchm-bin

How To Uninstall libchm-bin on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libchm-bin package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libchm-bin

Uninstall libchm-bin And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libchm-bin

Remove libchm-bin Configurations and Data

To remove libchm-bin configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libchm-bin

Remove libchm-bin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libchm-bin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libchm-bin

Dependencies

libchm-bin have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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