How To Install libk5crypto3 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libk5crypto3 on Debian 9. libk5crypto3 is MIT Kerberos runtime libraries - Crypto Library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libk5crypto3 on Debian 9.

What is libk5crypto3

libk5crypto3 is:

Kerberos is a system for authenticating users and services on a network. Kerberos is a trusted third-party service. That means that there is a third party (the Kerberos server) that is trusted by all the entities on the network (users and services, usually called “principals”).

This is the MIT reference implementation of Kerberos V5.

This package contains the runtime cryptography libraries used by applications and Kerberos clients.

There are three methods to install libk5crypto3 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 libk5crypto3 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libk5crypto3 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libk5crypto3

Install libk5crypto3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libk5crypto3 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libk5crypto3

Install libk5crypto3 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 libk5crypto3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libk5crypto3

How To Uninstall libk5crypto3 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libk5crypto3 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libk5crypto3

Uninstall libk5crypto3 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libk5crypto3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libk5crypto3

Remove libk5crypto3 Configurations and Data

To remove libk5crypto3 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libk5crypto3

Remove libk5crypto3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libk5crypto3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libk5crypto3

Dependencies

libk5crypto3 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libk5crypto3 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.