How To Install libplist-dbg on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libplist-dbg on Debian 9.
What is libplist-dbg
libplist-dbg is:
libplist is a library for reading and writing the Apple binary and XML property lists format. It’s part of the libimobiledevice stack, providing access to iDevices (iPod, iPhone, iPad …).
This package contains the debugging symbols.
There are three methods to install libplist-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 libplist-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 libplist-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libplist-dbg
Install libplist-dbg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libplist-dbg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libplist-dbg
Install libplist-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 libplist-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libplist-dbg
How To Uninstall libplist-dbg on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libplist-dbg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libplist-dbg
Uninstall libplist-dbg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libplist-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libplist-dbg
Remove libplist-dbg Configurations and Data
To remove libplist-dbg configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libplist-dbg
Remove libplist-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libplist-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libplist-dbg
Dependencies
libplist-dbg have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libplist-dbg package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
