How To Install libboinc-app7 on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install libboinc-app7 on Debian 11. libboinc-app7 is libraries for BOINCs scientific applications

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libboinc-app7 on Debian 11.

What is libboinc-app7

libboinc-app7 is:

The Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing (BOINC) is a software platform for distributed computing using volunteered computer resources.

This package contains dynamic libraries that are needed for applications which utilizes the BOINC infrastructure and the boinc-client itself.

There are three methods to install libboinc-app7 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 libboinc-app7 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libboinc-app7 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libboinc-app7

Install libboinc-app7 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libboinc-app7 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libboinc-app7

Install libboinc-app7 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 libboinc-app7 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libboinc-app7

How To Uninstall libboinc-app7 on Debian 11

To uninstall only the libboinc-app7 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libboinc-app7

Uninstall libboinc-app7 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libboinc-app7 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libboinc-app7

Remove libboinc-app7 Configurations and Data

To remove libboinc-app7 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libboinc-app7

Remove libboinc-app7 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libboinc-app7 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libboinc-app7

Dependencies

libboinc-app7 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libboinc-app7 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.