How To Install libavahi-common3 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libavahi-common3 on Debian 9.
What is libavahi-common3
libavahi-common3 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 Avahi common library, which is a set of common functions used by many of Avahis components and client applications.
There are three methods to install libavahi-common3 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 libavahi-common3 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-common3 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libavahi-common3
Install libavahi-common3 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libavahi-common3 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libavahi-common3
Install libavahi-common3 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-common3 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libavahi-common3
How To Uninstall libavahi-common3 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libavahi-common3 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libavahi-common3
Uninstall libavahi-common3 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libavahi-common3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libavahi-common3
Remove libavahi-common3 Configurations and Data
To remove libavahi-common3 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libavahi-common3
Remove libavahi-common3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libavahi-common3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libavahi-common3
Dependencies
libavahi-common3 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libavahi-common3 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.