How To Install libofx6 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libofx6 on Debian 9.
What is libofx6
libofx6 is:
Open Financial Exchange is an open standard for exchanging financial information. Using this library a program can enable support for common financial transactions such as bill payment, accessing account information and investment tracking.
There are three methods to install libofx6 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 libofx6 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libofx6 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libofx6
Install libofx6 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libofx6 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libofx6
Install libofx6 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 libofx6 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libofx6
How To Uninstall libofx6 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libofx6 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libofx6
Uninstall libofx6 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libofx6 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libofx6
Remove libofx6 Configurations and Data
To remove libofx6 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libofx6
Remove libofx6 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libofx6 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libofx6
Dependencies
libofx6 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libofx6 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
