How To Install libkolab1 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkolab1 on Debian 9. libkolab1 is Maps KDE containers to Kolab formats

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkolab1 on Debian 9.

What is libkolab1

libkolab1 is:

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

The libkolab package provides:

  • kolabformatv2: Kolabformat v2 implementation moved here from kdepim-runtime
  • kolabformat: Kolab object reading/writing (MIME message + kolab-format). Handles v2/v3 transparently.
  • conversion: Conversions from KDE to Kolab containers and vice versa.
  • mime: MIME message handling used by kolabformat
  • icalendar: Exposes iCalendar functionality: iCal reading/writing, iTip, iMip
  • calendaring: Some general calendaring functions

The libkolab library belongs to the Kolab 3 server components.

There are three methods to install libkolab1 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 libkolab1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libkolab1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libkolab1

Install libkolab1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libkolab1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libkolab1

Install libkolab1 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 libkolab1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libkolab1

How To Uninstall libkolab1 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libkolab1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libkolab1

Uninstall libkolab1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libkolab1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkolab1

Remove libkolab1 Configurations and Data

To remove libkolab1 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libkolab1

Remove libkolab1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libkolab1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libkolab1

Dependencies

libkolab1 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkolab1 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.