How To Install libnussl-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnussl-dev on Debian 9.
What is libnussl-dev
libnussl-dev is:
NuFW is an authenticating firewall based on netfilter’s NFQUEUE target. It allows one to write filtering rules based on user identity, in addition to classical network criteria. Unless other solutions, NuFW uses a strict security model and can apply different access rules to users connected on the same host, for example.
This library provides the files needed to develop an application using nussl.
There are three methods to install libnussl-dev 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 libnussl-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 libnussl-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libnussl-dev
Install libnussl-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libnussl-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libnussl-dev
Install libnussl-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 libnussl-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libnussl-dev
How To Uninstall libnussl-dev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libnussl-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libnussl-dev
Uninstall libnussl-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libnussl-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnussl-dev
Remove libnussl-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libnussl-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libnussl-dev
Remove libnussl-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libnussl-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnussl-dev
Dependencies
libnussl-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnussl-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
