How To Install libical2 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libical2 on Debian 9.
What is libical2
libical2 is:
libical is an open source implementation of the IETF’s iCalendar calendaring and scheduling protocols (RFC 2445, 2446, and 2447). It parses iCal components and provides a C API for manipulating the component properties, parameters, and subcomponents.
This package contains the files necessary for running applications that use the libical library.
There are three methods to install libical2 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 libical2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libical2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libical2
Install libical2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libical2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libical2
Install libical2 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 libical2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libical2
How To Uninstall libical2 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libical2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libical2
Uninstall libical2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libical2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libical2
Remove libical2 Configurations and Data
To remove libical2 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libical2
Remove libical2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libical2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libical2
Dependencies
libical2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libical2 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.