How To Install libkal-dev on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkal-dev on Debian 11. libkal-dev is library for converting dates between various calendar systems

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkal-dev on Debian 11.

What is libkal-dev

libkal-dev is:

The ’libkal’ library provides support for converting dates between various calendar systems (currently only Julian, Gregorian, Arabic and Jewish ones) and some more related stuff.

The basic idea of this library is, that any date in any calendar system can be converted to a single number, which express the number of days since some fixed date in the past. libkal uses the so-called ‘julianic date’(jd), that is used in Astronomy (not exactly).

There are three methods to install libkal-dev on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libkal-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 libkal-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libkal-dev

Install libkal-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libkal-dev

Install libkal-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 libkal-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libkal-dev

How To Uninstall libkal-dev on Debian 11

To uninstall only the libkal-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libkal-dev

Uninstall libkal-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libkal-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkal-dev

Remove libkal-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libkal-dev configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libkal-dev

Remove libkal-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libkal-dev

Dependencies

libkal-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkal-dev package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.