How To Install libsoup-3.0-doc on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsoup-3.0-doc on Debian 12.
What is libsoup-3.0-doc
libsoup-3.0-doc is:
It was originally part of a SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol) implementation called Soup, but the SOAP and non-SOAP parts have now been split into separate packages.
libsoup uses the Glib main loop and is designed to work well with GTK+ applications. This enables GNOME applications to access HTTP servers on the network in a completely asynchronous fashion, very similar to the GTK+ programming model (a synchronous operation mode is also supported for those who want it).
Features:
- Both asynchronous (GMainLoop and callback-based) and synchronous APIs
- Automatically caches connections
- SSL Support using GnuTLS
- Proxy support, including authentication and SSL tunneling
- Client support for Digest, NTLM, and Basic authentication
- Server support for Digest and Basic authentication
- Basic client-side SOAP support
This package contains the documentation.
There are three methods to install libsoup-3.0-doc 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 libsoup-3.0-doc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libsoup-3.0-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsoup-3.0-doc
Install libsoup-3.0-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsoup-3.0-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsoup-3.0-doc
Install libsoup-3.0-doc 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 libsoup-3.0-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsoup-3.0-doc
How To Uninstall libsoup-3.0-doc on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libsoup-3.0-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsoup-3.0-doc
Uninstall libsoup-3.0-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsoup-3.0-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsoup-3.0-doc
Remove libsoup-3.0-doc Configurations and Data
To remove libsoup-3.0-doc configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsoup-3.0-doc
Remove libsoup-3.0-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsoup-3.0-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsoup-3.0-doc
Dependencies
libsoup-3.0-doc have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsoup-3.0-doc package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
