How To Install libkpeople-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkpeople-dev on Debian 9. libkpeople-dev is development files for libkpeople

Introduction

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

What is libkpeople-dev

libkpeople-dev is:

libkpeople allows grouping multiple accounts into a single identity.

This package contains development files.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libkpeople-dev

Install libkpeople-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libkpeople-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libkpeople-dev

How To Uninstall libkpeople-dev on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove libkpeople-dev

Uninstall libkpeople-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkpeople-dev

Remove libkpeople-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libkpeople-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libkpeople-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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