How To Install biometryd-bin on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install biometryd-bin on Debian 12.
What is biometryd-bin
biometryd-bin is:
biometryd mediates and multiplexes access to biometric devices present on the system, enabling applications and system components to leverage them for identification and verification of users.
Daemon and helper binaries to be used by services.
There are three methods to install biometryd-bin 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 biometryd-bin Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install biometryd-bin using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install biometryd-bin
Install biometryd-bin Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install biometryd-bin using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install biometryd-bin
Install biometryd-bin 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 biometryd-bin using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install biometryd-bin
How To Uninstall biometryd-bin on Debian 12
To uninstall only the biometryd-bin package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove biometryd-bin
Uninstall biometryd-bin And Its Dependencies
To uninstall biometryd-bin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove biometryd-bin
Remove biometryd-bin Configurations and Data
To remove biometryd-bin configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge biometryd-bin
Remove biometryd-bin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove biometryd-bin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge biometryd-bin
Dependencies
biometryd-bin have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install biometryd-bin package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.