How To Install libvc0 on Debian 10

Learn how to install libvc0 on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libvc0 is vCard (the Electronic Business Card) library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvc0 on Debian 10.

What is libvc0

libvc0 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.

There are three methods to install libvc0 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 libvc0 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libvc0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libvc0

Install libvc0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libvc0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libvc0

Install libvc0 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 libvc0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libvc0

How To Uninstall libvc0 on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libvc0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libvc0

Uninstall libvc0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libvc0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvc0

Remove libvc0 Configurations and Data

To remove libvc0 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libvc0

Remove libvc0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libvc0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libvc0

Dependencies

libvc0 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvc0 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.