How To Install libkf5mbox5 on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkf5mbox5 on Debian 11. libkf5mbox5 is library for handling mbox mailboxes

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkf5mbox5 on Debian 11.

What is libkf5mbox5

libkf5mbox5 is:

This is a library for handling mailboxes in mbox format, using a Qt/KMime C++ API.

This package is part of the KDE Development Platform PIM libraries module.

There are three methods to install libkf5mbox5 on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libkf5mbox5 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libkf5mbox5 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libkf5mbox5

Install libkf5mbox5 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libkf5mbox5 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libkf5mbox5

Install libkf5mbox5 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 libkf5mbox5 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libkf5mbox5

How To Uninstall libkf5mbox5 on Debian 11

To uninstall only the libkf5mbox5 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libkf5mbox5

Uninstall libkf5mbox5 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libkf5mbox5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkf5mbox5

Remove libkf5mbox5 Configurations and Data

To remove libkf5mbox5 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libkf5mbox5

Remove libkf5mbox5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libkf5mbox5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libkf5mbox5

Dependencies

libkf5mbox5 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkf5mbox5 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.