How To Install libicu72 on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libicu72 on Debian 12.
What is libicu72
libicu72 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 libicu72 on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libicu72 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libicu72 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libicu72
Install libicu72 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libicu72 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libicu72
Install libicu72 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 libicu72 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libicu72
How To Uninstall libicu72 on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libicu72 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libicu72
Uninstall libicu72 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libicu72 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libicu72
Remove libicu72 Configurations and Data
To remove libicu72 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libicu72
Remove libicu72 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libicu72 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libicu72
Dependencies
libicu72 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libicu72 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.