How To Install libdebconfclient0 on Debian 10

Learn how to install libdebconfclient0 on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libdebconfclient0 is Debian Configuration Management System (C-implementation library)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdebconfclient0 on Debian 10.

What is libdebconfclient0

libdebconfclient0 is:

Debconf is a configuration management system for Debian packages. It is used by some packages to prompt you for information before they are installed. cdebconf is a reimplementation of the original debconf in C.

This library allows C programs to interface with cdebconf.

There are three methods to install libdebconfclient0 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 libdebconfclient0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libdebconfclient0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libdebconfclient0

Install libdebconfclient0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libdebconfclient0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libdebconfclient0

Install libdebconfclient0 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 libdebconfclient0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libdebconfclient0

How To Uninstall libdebconfclient0 on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libdebconfclient0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libdebconfclient0

Uninstall libdebconfclient0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libdebconfclient0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdebconfclient0

Remove libdebconfclient0 Configurations and Data

To remove libdebconfclient0 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libdebconfclient0

Remove libdebconfclient0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libdebconfclient0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdebconfclient0

Dependencies

libdebconfclient0 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdebconfclient0 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.