How To Install liblouisutdml-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install liblouisutdml-dev on Debian 9. liblouisutdml-dev is Braille UTDML translation library - static libs and headers

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install liblouisutdml-dev on Debian 9.

What is liblouisutdml-dev

liblouisutdml-dev is:

liblouisutdml is an extension of liblouisxml, the translator from xml format into transcribed braille, that includes support for Unified Tactile Document Markup Language (UTDML).

This consists essentially of subtrees containing all the braille translations and formatting, plus sometags.

This package contains static libraries and development headers.

There are three methods to install liblouisutdml-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 liblouisutdml-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 liblouisutdml-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install liblouisutdml-dev

Install liblouisutdml-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install liblouisutdml-dev

Install liblouisutdml-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 liblouisutdml-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install liblouisutdml-dev

How To Uninstall liblouisutdml-dev on Debian 9

To uninstall only the liblouisutdml-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove liblouisutdml-dev

Uninstall liblouisutdml-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall liblouisutdml-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove liblouisutdml-dev

Remove liblouisutdml-dev Configurations and Data

To remove liblouisutdml-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge liblouisutdml-dev

Remove liblouisutdml-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge liblouisutdml-dev

Dependencies

liblouisutdml-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install liblouisutdml-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.