How To Install 2vcard on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install 2vcard on Debian 9. 2vcard is perl script to convert an addressbook to VCARD file format

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install 2vcard on Debian 9.

What is 2vcard

2vcard is:

2vcard converts address books and alias files into the widely-used vCard format. Currently it can convert from abook, Eudora, Juno, LDIF, mutt, mh and pine.

There are three methods to install 2vcard 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 2vcard Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install 2vcard using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install 2vcard

Install 2vcard Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install 2vcard using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install 2vcard

Install 2vcard 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 2vcard using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install 2vcard

How To Uninstall 2vcard on Debian 9

To uninstall only the 2vcard package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove 2vcard

Uninstall 2vcard And Its Dependencies

To uninstall 2vcard and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove 2vcard

Remove 2vcard Configurations and Data

To remove 2vcard configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge 2vcard

Remove 2vcard configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove 2vcard configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge 2vcard

Dependencies

2vcard have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install 2vcard package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.