How To Install syncevolution-libs on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install syncevolution-libs on Debian 9.
What is syncevolution-libs
syncevolution-libs 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 private libraries and plugins.
There are three methods to install syncevolution-libs 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 syncevolution-libs 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-libs using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install syncevolution-libs
Install syncevolution-libs Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install syncevolution-libs using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install syncevolution-libs
Install syncevolution-libs 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-libs using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install syncevolution-libs
How To Uninstall syncevolution-libs on Debian 9
To uninstall only the syncevolution-libs package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove syncevolution-libs
Uninstall syncevolution-libs And Its Dependencies
To uninstall syncevolution-libs and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove syncevolution-libs
Remove syncevolution-libs Configurations and Data
To remove syncevolution-libs configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge syncevolution-libs
Remove syncevolution-libs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove syncevolution-libs configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge syncevolution-libs
Dependencies
syncevolution-libs have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install syncevolution-libs package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.