How To Install webext-sogo-connector on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install webext-sogo-connector on Debian 9. webext-sogo-connector is Adds DAV client functionality to Thunderbird

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install webext-sogo-connector on Debian 9.

What is webext-sogo-connector

webext-sogo-connector is:

The SOGo Connector makes Thunderbird to a full DAV client for any groupware server like SOGo, OpenGroupware, Citadel or Owncloud / Nextcloud. The SOGo connector works through CardDAV so any application that provides CardDAV functionality will work with the connector. The connector provides

  • Event organizers
  • CardDAV implementation for the address book
  • Support for WebDAV access control lists (ACL)
  • Free / Busy URL field in the address book
  • Free / Busy functionality through HTTP
  • Synchronization of the address book using GroupDAV

There are three methods to install webext-sogo-connector 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 webext-sogo-connector Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install webext-sogo-connector

Install webext-sogo-connector Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install webext-sogo-connector using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install webext-sogo-connector

Install webext-sogo-connector 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 webext-sogo-connector using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install webext-sogo-connector

How To Uninstall webext-sogo-connector on Debian 9

To uninstall only the webext-sogo-connector package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove webext-sogo-connector

Uninstall webext-sogo-connector And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove webext-sogo-connector

Remove webext-sogo-connector Configurations and Data

To remove webext-sogo-connector configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge webext-sogo-connector

Remove webext-sogo-connector configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove webext-sogo-connector configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge webext-sogo-connector

Dependencies

webext-sogo-connector have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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