How To Install libkolab-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkolab-dev on Debian 9. libkolab-dev is Development package for Kolab library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkolab-dev on Debian 9.

What is libkolab-dev

libkolab-dev is:

libkolab provides conversions from/to KDE containers, MIME message handling and facilities to read and write kolabv2 and kolabv3.

This package contains the development files for the library, including headers and Libkolab cmake files.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libkolab-dev

Install libkolab-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libkolab-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libkolab-dev

How To Uninstall libkolab-dev on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove libkolab-dev

Uninstall libkolab-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkolab-dev

Remove libkolab-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libkolab-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libkolab-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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