How To Install limba on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install limba on Debian 9.
What is limba
limba is:
Limba allows 3rd-party developers to easily distribute their software on multiple Linux distributions. It provides atomic upgrades of software, simultaneous installation of multiple software versions and a simple way to obtain and upgrade software.
It uses modern Linux kernel features to isolate the software components from the main system.
There are three methods to install limba 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 limba Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install limba using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install limba
Install limba Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install limba using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install limba
Install limba 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 limba using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install limba
How To Uninstall limba on Debian 9
To uninstall only the limba package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove limba
Uninstall limba And Its Dependencies
To uninstall limba and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove limba
Remove limba Configurations and Data
To remove limba configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge limba
Remove limba configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove limba configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge limba
Dependencies
limba have the following dependencies:
- libappstream4
- libarchive13
- libassuan0
- libc6
- libcurl3-gnutls
- libglib2.0-0
- libgpg-error0
- libgpgme11
- liblimba0
- libpolkit-gobject-1-0
- libuuid1
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install limba package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.