How To Install libplist++3v5 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libplist++3v5 on Debian 9.
What is libplist++3v5
libplist++3v5 is:
libplist is a library for reading and writing the Apple binary and XML property lists format. It’s part of the libimobiledevice stack, providing access to iDevices (iPod, iPhone, iPad …).
This library is the C++ implementation of the libplist API.
There are three methods to install libplist++3v5 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 libplist++3v5 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libplist++3v5 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libplist++3v5
Install libplist++3v5 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libplist++3v5 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libplist++3v5
Install libplist++3v5 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 libplist++3v5 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libplist++3v5
How To Uninstall libplist++3v5 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libplist++3v5 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libplist++3v5
Uninstall libplist++3v5 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libplist++3v5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libplist++3v5
Remove libplist++3v5 Configurations and Data
To remove libplist++3v5 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libplist++3v5
Remove libplist++3v5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libplist++3v5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libplist++3v5
Dependencies
libplist++3v5 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libplist++3v5 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.