How To Install libmimetic-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmimetic-dev on Debian 9. libmimetic-dev is C++ MIME library (development)

Introduction

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

What is libmimetic-dev

libmimetic-dev is:

mimetic is a MIME library written in C++ designed to be easy to use and integrate but yet fast and efficient.

mimetic has been built around the standard lib. This means that you’ll not find yet another string class or list implementation and that you’ll feel comfortable in using this library from the very first time.

mimetic doesn’t use exceptions but it heavily uses templates so a mostly standard compliant C++ compiler is required.

This package contains the header files.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libmimetic-dev

Install libmimetic-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libmimetic-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libmimetic-dev

How To Uninstall libmimetic-dev on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove libmimetic-dev

Uninstall libmimetic-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmimetic-dev

Remove libmimetic-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libmimetic-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libmimetic-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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