How To Install goobook on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install goobook on Debian 11.
What is goobook
goobook is:
GooBook is a command-line interface to Google contacts which supports:
- Searching contacts
- Adding new contacts
- Mutt integration GooBook is written in Python and is designed for use with MUAs such as Mutt in the same way as abook.
There are three methods to install goobook 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 goobook Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install goobook using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install goobook
Install goobook Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install goobook using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install goobook
Install goobook 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 goobook using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install goobook
How To Uninstall goobook on Debian 11
To uninstall only the goobook package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove goobook
Uninstall goobook And Its Dependencies
To uninstall goobook and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove goobook
Remove goobook Configurations and Data
To remove goobook configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge goobook
Remove goobook configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove goobook configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge goobook
Dependencies
goobook have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install goobook package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.