How To Install libebml5 on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install libebml5 on Debian 11. libebml5 is access library for the EBML format (shared library)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libebml5 on Debian 11.

What is libebml5

libebml5 is:

The libebml library allows one to read and write files using EBML (the Extensible Binary Meta Language), a binary pendant to XML. Using libebml makes it easier to extend a file format without breaking support in older parsers.

This package contains the shared library needed to run applications that use libebml.

There are three methods to install libebml5 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 libebml5 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libebml5 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libebml5

Install libebml5 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libebml5 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libebml5

Install libebml5 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 libebml5 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libebml5

How To Uninstall libebml5 on Debian 11

To uninstall only the libebml5 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libebml5

Uninstall libebml5 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libebml5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libebml5

Remove libebml5 Configurations and Data

To remove libebml5 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libebml5

Remove libebml5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libebml5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libebml5

Dependencies

libebml5 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libebml5 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.