How To Install libiksemel-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libiksemel-dev on Debian 9.
What is libiksemel-dev
libiksemel-dev is:
iksemel handles Jabber connections, parses XML, and sends and receives Jabber messages. It works pretty good for parsing other kinds of XML, too, if the need arises.
This package provides headers, static linked library and info documentation.
There are three methods to install libiksemel-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 libiksemel-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 libiksemel-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libiksemel-dev
Install libiksemel-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libiksemel-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libiksemel-dev
Install libiksemel-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 libiksemel-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libiksemel-dev
How To Uninstall libiksemel-dev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libiksemel-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libiksemel-dev
Uninstall libiksemel-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libiksemel-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libiksemel-dev
Remove libiksemel-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libiksemel-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libiksemel-dev
Remove libiksemel-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libiksemel-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libiksemel-dev
Dependencies
libiksemel-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libiksemel-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.