How To Install z-push-backend-caldav on Debian 10

Learn how to install z-push-backend-caldav on Debian 10 with this tutorial. z-push-backend-caldav is open source implementation of the ActiveSync protocol - CalDav backend

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install z-push-backend-caldav on Debian 10.

What is z-push-backend-caldav

z-push-backend-caldav is:

Z-Push is an implementation of the ActiveSync protocol which is used ‘over-the-air’ for multi platform ActiveSync devices, including Windows Mobile, iPhone, Sony Ericsson and Nokia mobile devices. With Z-Push any groupware can be connected and synced with these devices.

This package contains the backend that allows connecting your devices to a caldav server.

There are three methods to install z-push-backend-caldav 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 z-push-backend-caldav Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install z-push-backend-caldav using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install z-push-backend-caldav

Install z-push-backend-caldav Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install z-push-backend-caldav using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install z-push-backend-caldav

Install z-push-backend-caldav 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 z-push-backend-caldav using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install z-push-backend-caldav

How To Uninstall z-push-backend-caldav on Debian 10

To uninstall only the z-push-backend-caldav package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove z-push-backend-caldav

Uninstall z-push-backend-caldav And Its Dependencies

To uninstall z-push-backend-caldav and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove z-push-backend-caldav

Remove z-push-backend-caldav Configurations and Data

To remove z-push-backend-caldav configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge z-push-backend-caldav

Remove z-push-backend-caldav configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove z-push-backend-caldav configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge z-push-backend-caldav

Dependencies

z-push-backend-caldav have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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