How To Install libicu57 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libicu57 on Debian 9.
What is libicu57
libicu57 is:
ICU is a C++ and C library that provides robust and full-featured Unicode and locale support. This package contains the runtime libraries for ICU.
There are three methods to install libicu57 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 libicu57 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libicu57 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libicu57
Install libicu57 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libicu57 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libicu57
Install libicu57 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 libicu57 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libicu57
How To Uninstall libicu57 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libicu57 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libicu57
Uninstall libicu57 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libicu57 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libicu57
Remove libicu57 Configurations and Data
To remove libicu57 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libicu57
Remove libicu57 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libicu57 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libicu57
Dependencies
libicu57 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libicu57 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
