How To Install libssl-doc on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libssl-doc on Debian 9. libssl-doc is Secure Sockets Layer toolkit - development documentation

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libssl-doc on Debian 9.

What is libssl-doc

libssl-doc is:

This package is part of the OpenSSL project’s implementation of the SSL and TLS cryptographic protocols for secure communication over the Internet.

It contains manpages and demo files for libssl and libcrypto.

There are three methods to install libssl-doc 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 libssl-doc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libssl-doc

Install libssl-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libssl-doc

Install libssl-doc 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 libssl-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libssl-doc

How To Uninstall libssl-doc on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libssl-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libssl-doc

Uninstall libssl-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libssl-doc

Remove libssl-doc Configurations and Data

To remove libssl-doc configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libssl-doc

Remove libssl-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libssl-doc

Dependencies

libssl-doc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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