How To Install opensaml-tools on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install opensaml-tools on Debian 12.
What is opensaml-tools
opensaml-tools is:
OpenSAML is an open source implementation of the OASIS Security Assertion Markup Language Specification. It contains a set of open source C++ classes that support the SAML 1.0, 1.1, and 2.0 specifications.
This package contains samlsign, a command-line tool for signing and verifying SAML assertions.
There are three methods to install opensaml-tools 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 opensaml-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install opensaml-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install opensaml-tools
Install opensaml-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install opensaml-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install opensaml-tools
Install opensaml-tools 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 opensaml-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install opensaml-tools
How To Uninstall opensaml-tools on Debian 12
To uninstall only the opensaml-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove opensaml-tools
Uninstall opensaml-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall opensaml-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove opensaml-tools
Remove opensaml-tools Configurations and Data
To remove opensaml-tools configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge opensaml-tools
Remove opensaml-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove opensaml-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge opensaml-tools
Dependencies
opensaml-tools have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install opensaml-tools package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
