How To Install libhavege1-dbg on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libhavege1-dbg on Debian 9. libhavege1-dbg is entropy source using the HAVEGE algorithm - debug symbols

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libhavege1-dbg on Debian 9.

What is libhavege1-dbg

libhavege1-dbg is:

libhavege is a library that implements the HAVEGE (HArdware Volatile Entropy Gathering and Expansion). It provides a random number generator and it’s associated tuning and testing factilities.

More information about HAVEGE is available at http://www.irisa.fr/caps/projects/hipsor/

This package contains the debug symbols.

There are three methods to install libhavege1-dbg 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 libhavege1-dbg Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libhavege1-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libhavege1-dbg

Install libhavege1-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libhavege1-dbg using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libhavege1-dbg

Install libhavege1-dbg 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 libhavege1-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libhavege1-dbg

How To Uninstall libhavege1-dbg on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libhavege1-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libhavege1-dbg

Uninstall libhavege1-dbg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libhavege1-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libhavege1-dbg

Remove libhavege1-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove libhavege1-dbg configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libhavege1-dbg

Remove libhavege1-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libhavege1-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libhavege1-dbg

Dependencies

libhavege1-dbg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libhavege1-dbg package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.