How To Install libcoap3-bin on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcoap3-bin on Debian 12.
What is libcoap3-bin
libcoap3-bin is:
The libcoap provides some example binary files to show the usage of a CoAP Server, CoAP Client and a Resource Directory implementation. These examples heavily rely on the libcoap as the core functionality is based there.
This package provides the following example binaries without DTLS functions:
coap-client-notls A command-line client that allows you to interact with CoAP resources.
coap-server-notls Simple server that can provide CoAP resources for simple testing cases.
coap-rd-notls This binary let you simulate various CoAP resources mostly for testing purpose.
This package provides the following example binaries with DTLS functions:
coap-client-{gnutls,openssl} A command-line client that allows you to interact with CoAP resources based on TLS functions by GnuTLS or OpenSSL.
coap-server-{gnutls,openssl} Simple server that can provide CoAP resources for simple testing cases based on TLS functions by GnuTLS or OpenSSL.
coap-rd-{gnutls,openssl} This binary let you simulate various CoAP resources mostly for testing based on TLS functions by GnuTLS or OpenSSL.
You can use these files without any exception no matter as they named examples. Please see the respective man pages for usage instructions.
There are three methods to install libcoap3-bin 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 libcoap3-bin Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libcoap3-bin using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcoap3-bin
Install libcoap3-bin Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcoap3-bin using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcoap3-bin
Install libcoap3-bin 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 libcoap3-bin using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcoap3-bin
How To Uninstall libcoap3-bin on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libcoap3-bin package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcoap3-bin
Uninstall libcoap3-bin And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcoap3-bin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcoap3-bin
Remove libcoap3-bin Configurations and Data
To remove libcoap3-bin configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcoap3-bin
Remove libcoap3-bin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcoap3-bin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcoap3-bin
Dependencies
libcoap3-bin have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcoap3-bin package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
