How To Install okular-dev on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install okular-dev on Debian 11. okular-dev is development files for the Okular libraries

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install okular-dev on Debian 11.

What is okular-dev

okular-dev is:

This package contains development files for building Okular document format backends.

This package is part of the KDE graphics module.

There are three methods to install okular-dev on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install okular-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 okular-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install okular-dev

Install okular-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install okular-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install okular-dev

Install okular-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 okular-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install okular-dev

How To Uninstall okular-dev on Debian 11

To uninstall only the okular-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove okular-dev

Uninstall okular-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall okular-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove okular-dev

Remove okular-dev Configurations and Data

To remove okular-dev configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge okular-dev

Remove okular-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove okular-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge okular-dev

Dependencies

okular-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install okular-dev package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.