How To Install libdecaf-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdecaf-dev on Debian 12.
What is libdecaf-dev
libdecaf-dev is:
Ed448-Goldilocks is an Edwards-form elliptic curve proposed by Michael Hamburg in 2015 and is suitable for fast cryptographic operation with small keysizes.
This package contains files necessary to compile software written against libdecaf.
There are three methods to install libdecaf-dev 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 libdecaf-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 libdecaf-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libdecaf-dev
Install libdecaf-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libdecaf-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libdecaf-dev
Install libdecaf-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 libdecaf-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libdecaf-dev
How To Uninstall libdecaf-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libdecaf-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libdecaf-dev
Uninstall libdecaf-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libdecaf-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdecaf-dev
Remove libdecaf-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libdecaf-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libdecaf-dev
Remove libdecaf-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libdecaf-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdecaf-dev
Dependencies
libdecaf-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdecaf-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
