How To Install epubcheck on Debian 10

Learn how to install epubcheck on Debian 10 with this tutorial. epubcheck is Validation Tool for EPUB

Introduction

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

What is epubcheck

epubcheck is:

EpubCheck is a tool to validate IDPF EPUB files. It can detect many types of errors in EPUB. OCF container structure, OPF and OPS mark-up, and internal reference consistency are checked. EpubCheck can be run as a standalone command-line tool, installed as a Java server-side web application or used as a Java library.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install epubcheck

Install epubcheck Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install epubcheck

Install epubcheck 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 epubcheck using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install epubcheck

How To Uninstall epubcheck on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove epubcheck

Uninstall epubcheck And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove epubcheck

Remove epubcheck Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge epubcheck

Remove epubcheck configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge epubcheck

Dependencies

epubcheck have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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