How To Install libcsv3 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcsv3 on Debian 9. libcsv3 is CSV parser and writer library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcsv3 on Debian 9.

What is libcsv3

libcsv3 is:

The CSV library provides a flexible, intuitive interface for parsing and writing CSV data.

This package contains the shared library.

There are three methods to install libcsv3 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 libcsv3 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libcsv3 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libcsv3

Install libcsv3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libcsv3 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libcsv3

Install libcsv3 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 libcsv3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcsv3

How To Uninstall libcsv3 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libcsv3 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libcsv3

Uninstall libcsv3 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libcsv3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcsv3

Remove libcsv3 Configurations and Data

To remove libcsv3 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libcsv3

Remove libcsv3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libcsv3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcsv3

Dependencies

libcsv3 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcsv3 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.