How To Install golang-step-crypto-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install golang-step-crypto-dev on Debian 12.
What is golang-step-crypto-dev
golang-step-crypto-dev is:
This package provides a collection of go packages used in smallstep (https://smallstep.com) products:
- x509util implements utilities to build X.509 certificates based on JSON templates.
- sshutil implements utilities to build SSH certificates based on JSON templates.
- keyutil implements utilities to generate cryptographic keys.
- pemutil implements utilities to parse keys and certificates and includes a method to serialize keys, X.509 certificates and certific
- randutil provides methods to generate random strings and salts.
- tlsutil provides utilities to configure tls clients and servers.
- jose is a wrapper for gopkg.in/square/go-jose.v2 and implements utilities to parse and generate JWT, JWK and JWKSets.
Documentation: https://pkg.go.dev/mod/go.step.sm/crypto
There are three methods to install golang-step-crypto-dev 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 golang-step-crypto-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install golang-step-crypto-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install golang-step-crypto-dev
Install golang-step-crypto-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install golang-step-crypto-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install golang-step-crypto-dev
Install golang-step-crypto-dev 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 golang-step-crypto-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install golang-step-crypto-dev
How To Uninstall golang-step-crypto-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the golang-step-crypto-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove golang-step-crypto-dev
Uninstall golang-step-crypto-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall golang-step-crypto-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove golang-step-crypto-dev
Remove golang-step-crypto-dev Configurations and Data
To remove golang-step-crypto-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge golang-step-crypto-dev
Remove golang-step-crypto-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove golang-step-crypto-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge golang-step-crypto-dev
Dependencies
golang-step-crypto-dev have the following dependencies:
- golang-filippo-edwards25519-dev
- golang-github-masterminds-sprig-dev
- golang-github-pkg-errors-dev
- golang-golang-x-crypto-dev
- golang-golang-x-net-dev
- golang-gopkg-square-go-jose.v2-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install golang-step-crypto-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
