How To Install libunrar5 on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libunrar5 on Debian 12.
What is libunrar5
libunrar5 is:
library for unarchiving .rar files
There are three methods to install libunrar5 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 libunrar5 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libunrar5 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libunrar5
Install libunrar5 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libunrar5 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libunrar5
Install libunrar5 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 libunrar5 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libunrar5
How To Uninstall libunrar5 on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libunrar5 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libunrar5
Uninstall libunrar5 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libunrar5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libunrar5
Remove libunrar5 Configurations and Data
To remove libunrar5 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libunrar5
Remove libunrar5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libunrar5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libunrar5
Dependencies
libunrar5 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libunrar5 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.