How To Install gnunet on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnunet on Debian 11. gnunet is GNUs framework for secure peer-to-peer networking (meta)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnunet on Debian 11.

What is gnunet

gnunet is:

GNUnet is a framework for secure peer-to-peer networking that does not use any centralized or otherwise trusted services. Its high-level goal is to provide a strong free software foundation for a global network that provides security and in particular respects privacy.

GNUnet started with an idea for anonymous censorship-resistant file-sharing, but has grown to incorporate other applications as well as many generic building blocks for secure networking applications. In particular, GNUnet now includes the GNU Name System, a privacy-preserving, decentralized public key infrastructure.

There are three methods to install gnunet 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 gnunet Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gnunet

Install gnunet Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gnunet using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gnunet

Install gnunet 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 gnunet using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gnunet

How To Uninstall gnunet on Debian 11

To uninstall only the gnunet package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gnunet

Uninstall gnunet And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnunet

Remove gnunet Configurations and Data

To remove gnunet configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gnunet

Remove gnunet configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnunet

Dependencies

gnunet have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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