How To Install libsword-1.8.1 on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsword-1.8.1 on Debian 10.
What is libsword-1.8.1
libsword-1.8.1 is:
The SWORD Project is an open source, cross-platform (Linux, Windows, Solaris, MacOSX etc.) API/library for Bible software with a constantly growing list of front-ends (GUI, textmode, web-based, etc.) and a library of over 200 text modules.
This package contains the core libraries for the project. It also contains utilities for generating data modules.
Please read the README.Debian for more information on how to obtain other modules for SWORD.
There are three methods to install libsword-1.8.1 on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libsword-1.8.1 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libsword-1.8.1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsword-1.8.1
Install libsword-1.8.1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsword-1.8.1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsword-1.8.1
Install libsword-1.8.1 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 libsword-1.8.1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsword-1.8.1
How To Uninstall libsword-1.8.1 on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libsword-1.8.1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsword-1.8.1
Uninstall libsword-1.8.1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsword-1.8.1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsword-1.8.1
Remove libsword-1.8.1 Configurations and Data
To remove libsword-1.8.1 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsword-1.8.1
Remove libsword-1.8.1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsword-1.8.1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsword-1.8.1
Dependencies
libsword-1.8.1 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsword-1.8.1 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
