How To Install signon-plugins-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install signon-plugins-dev on Debian 9. signon-plugins-dev is Single Sign On framework - plugins development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install signon-plugins-dev on Debian 9.

What is signon-plugins-dev

signon-plugins-dev is:

Accounts and SSO (Single Sign-On) framework for Linux and POSIX based platforms.

Headers and static libraries for Single Sign On plugin development.

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

sudo apt-get -y install signon-plugins-dev

Install signon-plugins-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install signon-plugins-dev

Install signon-plugins-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 signon-plugins-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install signon-plugins-dev

How To Uninstall signon-plugins-dev on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove signon-plugins-dev

Uninstall signon-plugins-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove signon-plugins-dev

Remove signon-plugins-dev Configurations and Data

To remove signon-plugins-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge signon-plugins-dev

Remove signon-plugins-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge signon-plugins-dev

Dependencies

signon-plugins-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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