How To Install libmagic1 on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmagic1 on Debian 10.
What is libmagic1
libmagic1 is:
This library can be used to classify files according to magic number tests. It implements the core functionality of the file command.
There are three methods to install libmagic1 on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libmagic1 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libmagic1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmagic1
Install libmagic1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmagic1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmagic1
Install libmagic1 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 libmagic1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmagic1
How To Uninstall libmagic1 on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libmagic1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmagic1
Uninstall libmagic1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmagic1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmagic1
Remove libmagic1 Configurations and Data
To remove libmagic1 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmagic1
Remove libmagic1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmagic1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmagic1
Dependencies
libmagic1 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmagic1 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
