How To Install libmsiecf-dev on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmsiecf-dev on Debian 11.
What is libmsiecf-dev
libmsiecf-dev is:
libmsiecf is a library to access the Microsoft Internet Explorer (MSIE) Cache File (index.dat) files.
This package includes the development support files.
There are three methods to install libmsiecf-dev 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 libmsiecf-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 libmsiecf-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmsiecf-dev
Install libmsiecf-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmsiecf-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmsiecf-dev
Install libmsiecf-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 libmsiecf-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmsiecf-dev
How To Uninstall libmsiecf-dev on Debian 11
To uninstall only the libmsiecf-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmsiecf-dev
Uninstall libmsiecf-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmsiecf-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmsiecf-dev
Remove libmsiecf-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libmsiecf-dev configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmsiecf-dev
Remove libmsiecf-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmsiecf-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmsiecf-dev
Dependencies
libmsiecf-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmsiecf-dev package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.