How To Install libchm1 on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libchm1 on Debian 10.
What is libchm1
libchm1 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.
There are three methods to install libchm1 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 libchm1 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libchm1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libchm1
Install libchm1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libchm1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libchm1
Install libchm1 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 libchm1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libchm1
How To Uninstall libchm1 on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libchm1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libchm1
Uninstall libchm1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libchm1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libchm1
Remove libchm1 Configurations and Data
To remove libchm1 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libchm1
Remove libchm1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libchm1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libchm1
Dependencies
libchm1 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libchm1 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.