How To Install calendarserver on Debian 10

Learn how to install calendarserver on Debian 10 with this tutorial. calendarserver is Apples Calendar and Contacts Server

Introduction

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

What is calendarserver

calendarserver is:

The open source Calendar and Contacts Server project is a standards-compliant server implementing the CalDAV and CardDAV protocols. It provides a shared location on the network allowing multiple users to store and edit calendaring and contact information.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install calendarserver

Install calendarserver Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install calendarserver

Install calendarserver 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 calendarserver using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install calendarserver

How To Uninstall calendarserver on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove calendarserver

Uninstall calendarserver And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove calendarserver

Remove calendarserver Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge calendarserver

Remove calendarserver configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge calendarserver

Dependencies

calendarserver have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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