How To Install libcrack2-dev on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcrack2-dev on Debian 11. libcrack2-dev is pro-active password checker library - development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcrack2-dev on Debian 11.

What is libcrack2-dev

libcrack2-dev is:

Header files, static libraries, documentation, and symbolic links developers using cracklib2 will need.

If you want to build software using cracklib2 you will need to install this package. For developing Python based applications for cracklib2 you need to install python3-cracklib instead.

There are three methods to install libcrack2-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 libcrack2-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 libcrack2-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libcrack2-dev

Install libcrack2-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libcrack2-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libcrack2-dev

Install libcrack2-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 libcrack2-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcrack2-dev

How To Uninstall libcrack2-dev on Debian 11

To uninstall only the libcrack2-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libcrack2-dev

Uninstall libcrack2-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libcrack2-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcrack2-dev

Remove libcrack2-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libcrack2-dev configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libcrack2-dev

Remove libcrack2-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libcrack2-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcrack2-dev

Dependencies

libcrack2-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcrack2-dev package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.