How To Install libpurple-bin on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpurple-bin on Debian 12.
What is libpurple-bin
libpurple-bin is:
This package contains the utilities not included in the main libpurple0 package. Currently included are: purple-remote, purple-send, purple-send-async, and purple-url-handler.
There are three methods to install libpurple-bin 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 libpurple-bin Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libpurple-bin using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpurple-bin
Install libpurple-bin Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpurple-bin using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpurple-bin
Install libpurple-bin 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 libpurple-bin using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpurple-bin
How To Uninstall libpurple-bin on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libpurple-bin package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpurple-bin
Uninstall libpurple-bin And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpurple-bin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpurple-bin
Remove libpurple-bin Configurations and Data
To remove libpurple-bin configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpurple-bin
Remove libpurple-bin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpurple-bin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpurple-bin
Dependencies
libpurple-bin have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpurple-bin package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
