How To Install asn1c on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install asn1c on Debian 9.
What is asn1c
asn1c is:
This ASN.1 compiler turns the formal ASN.1 specifications into the C code. The compiler is shipped together with conformant BER/DER/XER codecs. The X.509 and GSM TAP3 decoding examples are shipped as well.
There are three methods to install asn1c 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 asn1c Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install asn1c using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install asn1c
Install asn1c Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install asn1c using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install asn1c
Install asn1c 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 asn1c using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install asn1c
How To Uninstall asn1c on Debian 9
To uninstall only the asn1c package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove asn1c
Uninstall asn1c And Its Dependencies
To uninstall asn1c and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove asn1c
Remove asn1c Configurations and Data
To remove asn1c configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge asn1c
Remove asn1c configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove asn1c configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge asn1c
Dependencies
asn1c have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install asn1c package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.