How To Install libseccomp-dev on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install libseccomp-dev on Debian 11. libseccomp-dev is high level interface to Linux seccomp filter (development files)

Introduction

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

What is libseccomp-dev

libseccomp-dev is:

This library provides a high level interface to constructing, analyzing and installing seccomp filters via a BPF passed to the Linux Kernel’s prctl() syscall.

This package contains the development files.

There are three methods to install libseccomp-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 libseccomp-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 libseccomp-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libseccomp-dev

Install libseccomp-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libseccomp-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libseccomp-dev

How To Uninstall libseccomp-dev on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove libseccomp-dev

Uninstall libseccomp-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libseccomp-dev

Remove libseccomp-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libseccomp-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libseccomp-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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