How To Install libpurple0 on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpurple0 on Debian 12.
What is libpurple0
libpurple0 is:
libpurple is a library intended to be used by programmers seeking to write an IM client that connects to many IM networks. Currently supported out of the box are: Jabber/XMPP, Bonjour, Gadu-Gadu, IRC, Novell GroupWise Messenger, Lotus Sametime, SIMPLE, and Zephyr. It can support many more with plugins.
Some extra packages are suggested to use increased functionality:
- libtcl8.6, libtk8.6:
- Support for writing plugins with Tcl/Tk
There are three methods to install libpurple0 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 libpurple0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libpurple0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpurple0
Install libpurple0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpurple0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpurple0
Install libpurple0 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 libpurple0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpurple0
How To Uninstall libpurple0 on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libpurple0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpurple0
Uninstall libpurple0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpurple0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpurple0
Remove libpurple0 Configurations and Data
To remove libpurple0 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpurple0
Remove libpurple0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpurple0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpurple0
Dependencies
libpurple0 have the following dependencies:
- libsasl2-modules
- pidgin-data
- pidgin-data
- perl-base
- perlapi-5.36.0
- libavahi-client3
- libavahi-common3
- libavahi-glib1
- libc6
- libdbus-1-3
- libdbus-glib-1-2
- libfarstream-0.2-5
- libgadu3
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpurple0 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.