How To Install libepub-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libepub-dev on Debian 9.
What is libepub-dev
libepub-dev is:
The ebook-tools provide ways for accessing and converting different ebook file formats.
This C library is free and portable. It includes methods to parse EPUB files and extract their contents.
This package provides development headers and libraries for libepub.
There are three methods to install libepub-dev 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 libepub-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 libepub-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libepub-dev
Install libepub-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libepub-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libepub-dev
Install libepub-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 libepub-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libepub-dev
How To Uninstall libepub-dev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libepub-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libepub-dev
Uninstall libepub-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libepub-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libepub-dev
Remove libepub-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libepub-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libepub-dev
Remove libepub-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libepub-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libepub-dev
Dependencies
libepub-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libepub-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
