How To Install gsasl on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gsasl on Debian 11.
What is gsasl
gsasl is:
GNU SASL is an implementation of the Simple Authentication and Security Layer framework and a few common SASL mechanisms. SASL is used by network servers (e.g., IMAP, SMTP) to request authentication from clients, and in clients to authenticate against servers.
This package contains the GNU SASL command line tool.
There are three methods to install gsasl on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install gsasl Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gsasl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gsasl
Install gsasl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gsasl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gsasl
Install gsasl 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 gsasl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gsasl
How To Uninstall gsasl on Debian 11
To uninstall only the gsasl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gsasl
Uninstall gsasl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gsasl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gsasl
Remove gsasl Configurations and Data
To remove gsasl configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gsasl
Remove gsasl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gsasl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gsasl
Dependencies
gsasl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gsasl package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.