How To Install libsword-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsword-dev on Debian 9. libsword-dev is Development files for libsword

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsword-dev on Debian 9.

What is libsword-dev

libsword-dev 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 static libraries and headers for developing applications that use the SWORD library.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libsword-dev

Install libsword-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libsword-dev

Install libsword-dev 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-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsword-dev

How To Uninstall libsword-dev on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libsword-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsword-dev

Uninstall libsword-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsword-dev

Remove libsword-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libsword-dev

Remove libsword-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsword-dev

Dependencies

libsword-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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