How To Install libfolks-eds-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfolks-eds-dev on Debian 9.
What is libfolks-eds-dev
libfolks-eds-dev is:
libfolks is a library that aggregates people from multiple sources (eg, Telepathy connection managers and eventually evolution data server, Facebook, etc.) to create metacontacts.
This package contains the development files for libfolks EDS backend.
There are three methods to install libfolks-eds-dev on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libfolks-eds-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libfolks-eds-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfolks-eds-dev
Install libfolks-eds-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libfolks-eds-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfolks-eds-dev
Install libfolks-eds-dev 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 libfolks-eds-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfolks-eds-dev
How To Uninstall libfolks-eds-dev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libfolks-eds-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfolks-eds-dev
Uninstall libfolks-eds-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfolks-eds-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfolks-eds-dev
Remove libfolks-eds-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libfolks-eds-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfolks-eds-dev
Remove libfolks-eds-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfolks-eds-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfolks-eds-dev
Dependencies
libfolks-eds-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfolks-eds-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.