How To Install libvc-dev on Debian 10

Learn how to install libvc-dev on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libvc-dev is vCard library - development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvc-dev on Debian 10.

What is libvc-dev

libvc-dev is:

vCard is an Electronic Business Card format, as specified by the versit Consortium, useful for storing personal data. libvc handles scanning a vCard file, parsing the vCard file into a data storage structure, manipulating the data storage structure, and writing back to file. It was originally written for `rolo’, but has been split-off as a generic library for general use.

This package contains static library, headers, and the development manpage for libvc.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libvc-dev

Install libvc-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libvc-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libvc-dev

How To Uninstall libvc-dev on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove libvc-dev

Uninstall libvc-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libvc-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvc-dev

Remove libvc-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libvc-dev configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libvc-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libvc-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvc-dev package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.