How To Install libakonadi-dev on Debian 10

Learn how to install libakonadi-dev on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libakonadi-dev is development files for the Akonadi PIM storage service

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libakonadi-dev on Debian 10.

What is libakonadi-dev

libakonadi-dev is:

Akonadi is an extensible cross-desktop Personal Information Management (PIM) storage service. It provides a common framework for applications to store and access mail, calendars, addressbooks, and other PIM data.

This package contains development files for building software that uses the Akonadi PIM storage service.

There are three methods to install libakonadi-dev 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 libakonadi-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libakonadi-dev

Install libakonadi-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libakonadi-dev

Install libakonadi-dev 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 libakonadi-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libakonadi-dev

How To Uninstall libakonadi-dev on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libakonadi-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libakonadi-dev

Uninstall libakonadi-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libakonadi-dev

Remove libakonadi-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libakonadi-dev configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libakonadi-dev

Remove libakonadi-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libakonadi-dev

Dependencies

libakonadi-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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