How To Install libnotmuch-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnotmuch-dev on Debian 9.
What is libnotmuch-dev
libnotmuch-dev is:
Notmuch is a system for indexing, searching, reading, and tagging large collections of email messages in maildir or mh format. It uses the Xapian library to provide fast, full-text search with a very convenient search syntax.
This package provides the necessary development libraries and header files to allow you to develop new software using libnotmuch.
There are three methods to install libnotmuch-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 libnotmuch-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 libnotmuch-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libnotmuch-dev
Install libnotmuch-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libnotmuch-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libnotmuch-dev
Install libnotmuch-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 libnotmuch-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libnotmuch-dev
How To Uninstall libnotmuch-dev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libnotmuch-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libnotmuch-dev
Uninstall libnotmuch-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libnotmuch-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnotmuch-dev
Remove libnotmuch-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libnotmuch-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libnotmuch-dev
Remove libnotmuch-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libnotmuch-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnotmuch-dev
Dependencies
libnotmuch-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnotmuch-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.