How To Install ecdsautils on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ecdsautils on Debian 9.
What is ecdsautils
ecdsautils is:
The package provides a series of tools to support, all on the basis of the uecc library the
- generation
- signing
- verifification of keys for elliptic key cryptography.
The package became popular in the Freifunk wireless networks communities.
There are three methods to install ecdsautils 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 ecdsautils Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ecdsautils using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ecdsautils
Install ecdsautils Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ecdsautils using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ecdsautils
Install ecdsautils 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 ecdsautils using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ecdsautils
How To Uninstall ecdsautils on Debian 9
To uninstall only the ecdsautils package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ecdsautils
Uninstall ecdsautils And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ecdsautils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ecdsautils
Remove ecdsautils Configurations and Data
To remove ecdsautils configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ecdsautils
Remove ecdsautils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ecdsautils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ecdsautils
Dependencies
ecdsautils have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ecdsautils package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.