How To Install libcom-err2 on Debian 10

Learn how to install libcom-err2 on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libcom-err2 is common error description library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcom-err2 on Debian 10.

What is libcom-err2

libcom-err2 is:

libcomerr is an attempt to present a common error-handling mechanism to manipulate the most common form of error code in a fashion that does not have the problems identified with mechanisms commonly in use.

There are three methods to install libcom-err2 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 libcom-err2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libcom-err2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libcom-err2

Install libcom-err2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libcom-err2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libcom-err2

Install libcom-err2 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 libcom-err2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcom-err2

How To Uninstall libcom-err2 on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libcom-err2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libcom-err2

Uninstall libcom-err2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libcom-err2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcom-err2

Remove libcom-err2 Configurations and Data

To remove libcom-err2 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libcom-err2

Remove libcom-err2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libcom-err2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcom-err2

Dependencies

libcom-err2 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcom-err2 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.