How To Install libpst-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpst-dev on Debian 12.
What is libpst-dev
libpst-dev is:
Library for accessing data from Microsoft Outlook PST files.
This package include the files needed for developing with libpst, including the headers, static library and documentation.
There are three methods to install libpst-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 libpst-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 libpst-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpst-dev
Install libpst-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpst-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpst-dev
Install libpst-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 libpst-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpst-dev
How To Uninstall libpst-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libpst-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpst-dev
Uninstall libpst-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpst-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpst-dev
Remove libpst-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libpst-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpst-dev
Remove libpst-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpst-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpst-dev
Dependencies
libpst-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpst-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
