How To Install libmobi-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmobi-dev on Debian 12.
What is libmobi-dev
libmobi-dev is:
libmobi is a C library for handling Mobipocket/Kindle ebook format documents. The library handles .prc, .mobi, .azw; .azw3, .azw4, some .pdb documents. It allows one to read and parse documents, recreate source files of ebook documents and dictionaries. It is also possible to edit document’s metadata. It handles encrypted files.
There are three methods to install libmobi-dev on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libmobi-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 libmobi-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmobi-dev
Install libmobi-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmobi-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmobi-dev
Install libmobi-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 libmobi-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmobi-dev
How To Uninstall libmobi-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libmobi-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmobi-dev
Uninstall libmobi-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmobi-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmobi-dev
Remove libmobi-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libmobi-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmobi-dev
Remove libmobi-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmobi-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmobi-dev
Dependencies
libmobi-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmobi-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
