How To Install libfribidi-bin on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfribidi-bin on Debian 9. libfribidi-bin is Free Implementation of the Unicode BiDi algorithm (utility)

Introduction

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

What is libfribidi-bin

libfribidi-bin is:

FriBiDi is a BiDi algorithm implementation for Hebrew and/or Arabic languages. This package contains a command line interface for the fribidi library.

There are three methods to install libfribidi-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 libfribidi-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 libfribidi-bin using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libfribidi-bin

Install libfribidi-bin Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libfribidi-bin

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

sudo aptitude -y install libfribidi-bin

How To Uninstall libfribidi-bin on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove libfribidi-bin

Uninstall libfribidi-bin And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfribidi-bin

Remove libfribidi-bin Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libfribidi-bin

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

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

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

Dependencies

libfribidi-bin have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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