How To Install liblouisutdml-bin on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install liblouisutdml-bin on Debian 11. liblouisutdml-bin is Braille UTDML translation utilities

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install liblouisutdml-bin on Debian 11.

What is liblouisutdml-bin

liblouisutdml-bin is:

liblouisutdml is an extension of liblouisxml, the translator from xml format into transcribed braille, that includes support for Unified Tactile Document Markup Language (UTDML).

This consists essentially of subtrees containing all the braille translations and formatting, plus sometags.

This package contains utdml2brl which translates an utdml or text file into an embosser-ready braille file.

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

sudo apt-get -y install liblouisutdml-bin

Install liblouisutdml-bin Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install liblouisutdml-bin

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

sudo aptitude -y install liblouisutdml-bin

How To Uninstall liblouisutdml-bin on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove liblouisutdml-bin

Uninstall liblouisutdml-bin And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove liblouisutdml-bin

Remove liblouisutdml-bin Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge liblouisutdml-bin

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

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

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

Dependencies

liblouisutdml-bin have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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