How To Install libzim0v5 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libzim0v5 on Debian 9.
What is libzim0v5
libzim0v5 is:
ZIM (Zeno IMproved) is an open file format for storing the contents of wiki for offline usage. This file format is primarily focused on providing the contents of Wikipedia and Wikimedia projects for offline use.
zimlib is the standard implementation of ZIM specification, which implements the read and write method for ZIM files.
ZIM is a file format created with focus on extracting and encoding data from Mediawiki for offline use.
Features of zimlib are:
- Native, coded in C++
- Extremely fast
- Minimal footprint
- Minimal dependencies
- Portable on most OS (Windows, Linux, Mac OS X)
There are three methods to install libzim0v5 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 libzim0v5 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libzim0v5 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libzim0v5
Install libzim0v5 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libzim0v5 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libzim0v5
Install libzim0v5 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 libzim0v5 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libzim0v5
How To Uninstall libzim0v5 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libzim0v5 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libzim0v5
Uninstall libzim0v5 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libzim0v5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libzim0v5
Remove libzim0v5 Configurations and Data
To remove libzim0v5 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libzim0v5
Remove libzim0v5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libzim0v5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libzim0v5
Dependencies
libzim0v5 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libzim0v5 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
