How To Install libmobi-tools on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmobi-tools on Debian 12.
What is libmobi-tools
libmobi-tools is:
Tools can open .prc, .mobi, .azw; .azw3, .azw4 and some older .pdb documents.
mobitool allows one to extract resources, decompile, analyze and convert documents.
mobimeta allows one to edit document’s metadata.
mobidrm is a tool for encrypting and decrypting documents.
There are three methods to install libmobi-tools 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 libmobi-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libmobi-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmobi-tools
Install libmobi-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmobi-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmobi-tools
Install libmobi-tools 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 libmobi-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmobi-tools
How To Uninstall libmobi-tools on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libmobi-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmobi-tools
Uninstall libmobi-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmobi-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmobi-tools
Remove libmobi-tools Configurations and Data
To remove libmobi-tools configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmobi-tools
Remove libmobi-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmobi-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmobi-tools
Dependencies
libmobi-tools have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmobi-tools package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
