How To Install gnutls-doc on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnutls-doc on Debian 12.
What is gnutls-doc
gnutls-doc is:
GnuTLS is a portable library which implements the Transport Layer Security (TLS 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3) and Datagram Transport Layer Security (DTLS 1.0, 1.2) protocols.
GnuTLS features support for:
- certificate path validation, as well as DANE and trust on first use.
- the Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP).
- public key methods, including RSA and Elliptic curves, as well as password and key authentication methods such as SRP and PSK protocols.
- all the strong encryption algorithms, including AES and Camellia.
- CPU-assisted cryptography with VIA padlock and AES-NI instruction sets.
- HSMs and cryptographic tokens, via PKCS #11.
This package contains all the GnuTLS documentation.
There are three methods to install gnutls-doc 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 gnutls-doc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gnutls-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gnutls-doc
Install gnutls-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gnutls-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gnutls-doc
Install gnutls-doc 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 gnutls-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gnutls-doc
How To Uninstall gnutls-doc on Debian 12
To uninstall only the gnutls-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gnutls-doc
Uninstall gnutls-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gnutls-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnutls-doc
Remove gnutls-doc Configurations and Data
To remove gnutls-doc configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gnutls-doc
Remove gnutls-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gnutls-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnutls-doc
Dependencies
gnutls-doc have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnutls-doc package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
