How To Install libfolks26 on Debian 12

Learn how to install libfolks26 on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libfolks26 is library to aggregates people into metacontacts

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfolks26 on Debian 12.

What is libfolks26

libfolks26 is:

libfolks is a library that aggregates people from multiple sources (eg, Telepathy connection managers and eventually evolution data server, Facebook, etc.) to create metacontacts.

There are three methods to install libfolks26 on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libfolks26 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libfolks26 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libfolks26

Install libfolks26 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libfolks26 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libfolks26

Install libfolks26 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 libfolks26 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libfolks26

How To Uninstall libfolks26 on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libfolks26 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libfolks26

Uninstall libfolks26 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libfolks26 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfolks26

Remove libfolks26 Configurations and Data

To remove libfolks26 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libfolks26

Remove libfolks26 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libfolks26 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfolks26

Dependencies

libfolks26 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfolks26 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.