How To Install libkiwix9 on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libkiwix9 on Debian 11.
What is libkiwix9
libkiwix9 is:
Kiwix is an offline Wikipedia reader. libkiwix provides the software core for Kiwix, and contains the code shared by all Kiwix ports (Windows, Linux, OSX, Android, etc.).
There are three methods to install libkiwix9 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 libkiwix9 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libkiwix9 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libkiwix9
Install libkiwix9 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libkiwix9 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libkiwix9
Install libkiwix9 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 libkiwix9 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libkiwix9
How To Uninstall libkiwix9 on Debian 11
To uninstall only the libkiwix9 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libkiwix9
Uninstall libkiwix9 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libkiwix9 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkiwix9
Remove libkiwix9 Configurations and Data
To remove libkiwix9 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libkiwix9
Remove libkiwix9 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libkiwix9 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libkiwix9
Dependencies
libkiwix9 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libkiwix9 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.