How To Install gss-doc on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gss-doc on Debian 12.
What is gss-doc
gss-doc is:
The GNU Generic Security Service Library (GSSLib) is a free implementation of the GSS-API security framework. GSSLib uses Shishi to implement the Kerberos V5 mechanism, but is flexible enough to support other mechanisms too.
This package contain the manual in HTML, PDF and Info formats, and API reference in GTK-DOC and Devhelp formats.
There are three methods to install gss-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 gss-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 gss-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gss-doc
Install gss-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gss-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gss-doc
Install gss-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 gss-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gss-doc
How To Uninstall gss-doc on Debian 12
To uninstall only the gss-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gss-doc
Uninstall gss-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gss-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gss-doc
Remove gss-doc Configurations and Data
To remove gss-doc configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gss-doc
Remove gss-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gss-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gss-doc
Dependencies
gss-doc have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gss-doc package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
