How To Install libavahi-client3 on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libavahi-client3 on Debian 11.
What is libavahi-client3
libavahi-client3 is:
Avahi is a fully LGPL framework for Multicast DNS Service Discovery. It allows programs to publish and discover services and hosts running on a local network with no specific configuration. For example you can plug into a network and instantly find printers to print to, files to look at and people to talk to.
This package contains the library for Avahi’s C API which allows you to integrate mDNS/DNS-SD functionality into your application.
There are three methods to install libavahi-client3 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 libavahi-client3 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libavahi-client3 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libavahi-client3
Install libavahi-client3 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libavahi-client3 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libavahi-client3
Install libavahi-client3 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 libavahi-client3 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libavahi-client3
How To Uninstall libavahi-client3 on Debian 11
To uninstall only the libavahi-client3 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libavahi-client3
Uninstall libavahi-client3 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libavahi-client3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libavahi-client3
Remove libavahi-client3 Configurations and Data
To remove libavahi-client3 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libavahi-client3
Remove libavahi-client3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libavahi-client3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libavahi-client3
Dependencies
libavahi-client3 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libavahi-client3 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.