How To Install libpff-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpff-dev on Debian 12.
What is libpff-dev
libpff-dev is:
Libpff is a library to access Personal Folder File (PFF) and Offline Folder File (OFF) formats. Those files formats are used by MS Outlook in PAB (Personal Address Book), PST (Personal Storage Table) and OST (Offline Storage Table) files.
This package contains the development files.
There are three methods to install libpff-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 libpff-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 libpff-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpff-dev
Install libpff-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpff-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpff-dev
Install libpff-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 libpff-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpff-dev
How To Uninstall libpff-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libpff-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpff-dev
Uninstall libpff-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpff-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpff-dev
Remove libpff-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libpff-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpff-dev
Remove libpff-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpff-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpff-dev
Dependencies
libpff-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpff-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.