How To Install libadminutil-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libadminutil-dev on Debian 9. libadminutil-dev is Utility library for 389ds administration - development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libadminutil-dev on Debian 9.

What is libadminutil-dev

libadminutil-dev is:

Libraries of functions used to administer 389 directory servers, usually in conjunction with the admin server.

Adminutil is broken into two libraries - libadminutil contains the basic functionality, and libadmsslutil contains SSL versions and wrappers around the basic functions. The PSET functions allow applications to store their preferences and configuration parameters in LDAP, without having to know anything about LDAP. The configuration is cached in a local file, allowing applications to function even if the LDAP server is down. The other code is typically used by CGI programs used for directory server management, containing GET/POST processing code as well as resource handling (ICU ures API).

This package includes the development headers.

There are three methods to install libadminutil-dev 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 libadminutil-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 libadminutil-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libadminutil-dev

Install libadminutil-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libadminutil-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libadminutil-dev

How To Uninstall libadminutil-dev on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove libadminutil-dev

Uninstall libadminutil-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libadminutil-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libadminutil-dev

Remove libadminutil-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libadminutil-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libadminutil-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libadminutil-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libadminutil-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.