How To Install bbdb on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install bbdb on Debian 11. bbdb is The Insidious Big Brother Database (email rolodex) for Emacs

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install bbdb on Debian 11.

What is bbdb

bbdb is:

This is a transitional package and maybe safely deleted.

There are three methods to install bbdb on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install bbdb Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install bbdb

Install bbdb Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install bbdb

Install bbdb 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 bbdb using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install bbdb

How To Uninstall bbdb on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove bbdb

Uninstall bbdb And Its Dependencies

To uninstall bbdb and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove bbdb

Remove bbdb Configurations and Data

To remove bbdb configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge bbdb

Remove bbdb configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bbdb

Dependencies

bbdb have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install bbdb package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.