How To Install libmspack-dbg on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmspack-dbg on Debian 9.
What is libmspack-dbg
libmspack-dbg is:
The purpose of libmspack is to provide both compression and decompression of some loosely related file formats used by Microsoft. The intention is to support all of the following formats: COMPRESS.EXE [SZDD], Microsoft Help (.HLP), COMPRESS.EXE [KWAJ], Microsoft Cabinet (.CAB), HTML Help (.CHM), Microsoft eBook (.LIT), Windows Imaging Format (.WIM), Exchange Offline Address Book (.LZX).
There are three methods to install libmspack-dbg 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 libmspack-dbg Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libmspack-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmspack-dbg
Install libmspack-dbg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmspack-dbg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmspack-dbg
Install libmspack-dbg 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 libmspack-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmspack-dbg
How To Uninstall libmspack-dbg on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libmspack-dbg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmspack-dbg
Uninstall libmspack-dbg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmspack-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmspack-dbg
Remove libmspack-dbg Configurations and Data
To remove libmspack-dbg configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmspack-dbg
Remove libmspack-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmspack-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmspack-dbg
Dependencies
libmspack-dbg have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmspack-dbg package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
