How To Install libphonenumber8 on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install libphonenumber8 on Debian 11. libphonenumber8 is parsing/formatting/validating phone numbers

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libphonenumber8 on Debian 11.

What is libphonenumber8

libphonenumber8 is:

Google’s common C++ and Java library for parsing, formatting, storing and validating international phone numbers.

This package contains the runtime libraries for C++ users.

There are three methods to install libphonenumber8 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 libphonenumber8 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libphonenumber8 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libphonenumber8

Install libphonenumber8 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libphonenumber8 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libphonenumber8

Install libphonenumber8 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 libphonenumber8 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libphonenumber8

How To Uninstall libphonenumber8 on Debian 11

To uninstall only the libphonenumber8 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libphonenumber8

Uninstall libphonenumber8 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libphonenumber8 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libphonenumber8

Remove libphonenumber8 Configurations and Data

To remove libphonenumber8 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libphonenumber8

Remove libphonenumber8 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libphonenumber8 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libphonenumber8

Dependencies

libphonenumber8 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libphonenumber8 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.