How To Install libopenobex2-dev on Debian 12

Learn how to install libopenobex2-dev on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libopenobex2-dev is OBEX protocol library - development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenobex2-dev on Debian 12.

What is libopenobex2-dev

libopenobex2-dev is:

The Object Exchange protocol can best be described as binary HTTP. OBEX is optimised for ad-hoc wireless links and can be used to exchange all kind of objects like files, pictures, calendar entries (vCal) and business cards (vCard).

OBEX is builtin in devices like PDA’s like the Palm Pilot, and mobile phones like the Ericsson R320, Siemens S25, Siemens S45, Siemens ME45, Nokia NM207 and Nokia 9110 Communicator.

This package contains the development files.

There are three methods to install libopenobex2-dev 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 libopenobex2-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 libopenobex2-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libopenobex2-dev

Install libopenobex2-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libopenobex2-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libopenobex2-dev

Install libopenobex2-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 libopenobex2-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libopenobex2-dev

How To Uninstall libopenobex2-dev on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libopenobex2-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libopenobex2-dev

Uninstall libopenobex2-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libopenobex2-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libopenobex2-dev

Remove libopenobex2-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libopenobex2-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libopenobex2-dev

Remove libopenobex2-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libopenobex2-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libopenobex2-dev

Dependencies

libopenobex2-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenobex2-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.