How To Install libp11-dev on Debian 10

Learn how to install libp11-dev on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libp11-dev is pkcs#11 convenience library - development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libp11-dev on Debian 10.

What is libp11-dev

libp11-dev is:

Libp11 is a library to simplify using smart cards via PKCS#11 modules. It was spun of the OpenSC project but can be used with any pkcs#11 module.

This package contains the header files and static libraries.

There are three methods to install libp11-dev on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libp11-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 libp11-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libp11-dev

Install libp11-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libp11-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libp11-dev

Install libp11-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 libp11-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libp11-dev

How To Uninstall libp11-dev on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libp11-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libp11-dev

Uninstall libp11-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libp11-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libp11-dev

Remove libp11-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libp11-dev configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libp11-dev

Remove libp11-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libp11-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libp11-dev

Dependencies

libp11-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libp11-dev package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.