How To Install libzim4 on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libzim4 on Debian 10.
What is libzim4
libzim4 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 libzim4 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 libzim4 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libzim4 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libzim4
Install libzim4 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libzim4 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libzim4
Install libzim4 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 libzim4 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libzim4
How To Uninstall libzim4 on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libzim4 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libzim4
Uninstall libzim4 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libzim4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libzim4
Remove libzim4 Configurations and Data
To remove libzim4 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libzim4
Remove libzim4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libzim4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libzim4
Dependencies
libzim4 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libzim4 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
