How To Install syncevolution-common on Debian 12

Learn how to install syncevolution-common on Debian 12 with this tutorial. syncevolution-common is Sync personal information data via SyncML/CalDAV/CardDAV (common files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install syncevolution-common on Debian 12.

What is syncevolution-common

syncevolution-common is:

SyncEvolution synchronizes contact, calendar and task items via SyncML and CalDAV/CardDAV with other servers or devices. It uses the Evolution Data Server to sync PIM data in Evolution, but a plain file storage is also supported. Data exchange can happen via HTTP(S) and Bluetooth. Full, one-way and incremental synchronization of items are supported. SyncEvolution can act as a SyncML/DAV client and SyncML server.

This package provides common architecture independent files.

There are three methods to install syncevolution-common 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 syncevolution-common Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install syncevolution-common using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install syncevolution-common

Install syncevolution-common Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install syncevolution-common

Install syncevolution-common 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 syncevolution-common using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install syncevolution-common

How To Uninstall syncevolution-common on Debian 12

To uninstall only the syncevolution-common package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove syncevolution-common

Uninstall syncevolution-common And Its Dependencies

To uninstall syncevolution-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove syncevolution-common

Remove syncevolution-common Configurations and Data

To remove syncevolution-common configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge syncevolution-common

Remove syncevolution-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge syncevolution-common

Dependencies

syncevolution-common have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install syncevolution-common package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.