How To Install libloc-database on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libloc-database on Debian 12.
What is libloc-database
libloc-database is:
libloc is a lightweight library to query the IPFire Location database and determine the location of someone else on the Internet based on their IP address.
This package provides the database with IP location information for libloc.
There are three methods to install libloc-database 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 libloc-database Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libloc-database using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libloc-database
Install libloc-database Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libloc-database using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libloc-database
Install libloc-database 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 libloc-database using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libloc-database
How To Uninstall libloc-database on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libloc-database package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libloc-database
Uninstall libloc-database And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libloc-database and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libloc-database
Remove libloc-database Configurations and Data
To remove libloc-database configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libloc-database
Remove libloc-database configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libloc-database configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libloc-database
Dependencies
libloc-database have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libloc-database package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
