How To Install libchm-bin on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libchm-bin on Debian 10.
What is libchm-bin
libchm-bin is:
It is a very simple library, but sufficient for dealing with all of the chm files. Library currently does not has write support.
CHM files are used on the Microsoft Windows platform to store program documentation, almost always in the form of HTML, with some non-standard quirks. CHM files are a form of archive known as InfoTech Storage Format (ITSF) files and contain some special files to implement features of the CHM viewer.
This package includes test programs.
There are three methods to install libchm-bin 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 libchm-bin Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libchm-bin using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libchm-bin
Install libchm-bin Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libchm-bin using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libchm-bin
Install libchm-bin 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 libchm-bin using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libchm-bin
How To Uninstall libchm-bin on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libchm-bin package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libchm-bin
Uninstall libchm-bin And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libchm-bin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libchm-bin
Remove libchm-bin Configurations and Data
To remove libchm-bin configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libchm-bin
Remove libchm-bin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libchm-bin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libchm-bin
Dependencies
libchm-bin have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libchm-bin package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
