How To Install libsasl2-dev on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsasl2-dev on Debian 11. libsasl2-dev is Cyrus SASL - development files for authentication abstraction library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsasl2-dev on Debian 11.

What is libsasl2-dev

libsasl2-dev is:

This is the Cyrus SASL API implementation, version 2. See package libsasl2-2 and RFC 2222 for more information.

This package includes development files for compiling programs with SASL support. It is needed for development purposes only.

There are three methods to install libsasl2-dev on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libsasl2-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 libsasl2-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsasl2-dev

Install libsasl2-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsasl2-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsasl2-dev

Install libsasl2-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 libsasl2-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsasl2-dev

How To Uninstall libsasl2-dev on Debian 11

To uninstall only the libsasl2-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsasl2-dev

Uninstall libsasl2-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsasl2-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsasl2-dev

Remove libsasl2-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libsasl2-dev configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsasl2-dev

Remove libsasl2-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libsasl2-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsasl2-dev

Dependencies

libsasl2-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsasl2-dev package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.