How To Install libplist-utils on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libplist-utils on Debian 9. libplist-utils is Apple property list converter

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libplist-utils on Debian 9.

What is libplist-utils

libplist-utils is:

This package containt tools to convert Apple property list files from binary to XML and vice-versa. It’s part of the libimobiledevice stack, providing access to iDevices (iPod, iPhone, iPad …).

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

sudo apt-get -y install libplist-utils

Install libplist-utils Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libplist-utils

Install libplist-utils 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-utils using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libplist-utils

How To Uninstall libplist-utils on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libplist-utils package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libplist-utils

Uninstall libplist-utils And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libplist-utils

Remove libplist-utils Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libplist-utils

Remove libplist-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libplist-utils

Dependencies

libplist-utils have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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