How To Install libsubid-dev on Debian 12

Learn how to install libsubid-dev on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libsubid-dev is subordinate id handling library – shared library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsubid-dev on Debian 12.

What is libsubid-dev

libsubid-dev is:

The library provides an interface for querying, granding and ungranting subordinate user and group ids.

This package contains the C header files that are needed for applications to use the libsubid4 library.

There are three methods to install libsubid-dev on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libsubid-dev

Install libsubid-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libsubid-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libsubid-dev

How To Uninstall libsubid-dev on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove libsubid-dev

Uninstall libsubid-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsubid-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsubid-dev

Remove libsubid-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libsubid-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsubid-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libsubid-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsubid-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.