How To Install libargon2-dev on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libargon2-dev on Debian 10.
What is libargon2-dev
libargon2-dev is:
Argon2 is a password-hashing function that can be used to hash passwords for credential storage, key derivation, or other applications.
There are two main versions of Argon2: Argon2i and Argon2d. Argon2i is the safest against side-channel attacks, while Argon2d provides the highest resistance against GPU cracking attacks.
Argon2i and Argon2d are parametrized by:
- A time cost, which defines the amount of computation realized and therefore the execution time, given in number of iterations
- A memory cost, which defines the memory usage, given in kibibytes
- A parallelism degree, which defines the number of parallel threads
This package contains headers and libraries for developing program based on argon2.
There are three methods to install libargon2-dev on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libargon2-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 libargon2-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libargon2-dev
Install libargon2-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libargon2-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libargon2-dev
Install libargon2-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 libargon2-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libargon2-dev
How To Uninstall libargon2-dev on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libargon2-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libargon2-dev
Uninstall libargon2-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libargon2-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libargon2-dev
Remove libargon2-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libargon2-dev configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libargon2-dev
Remove libargon2-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libargon2-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libargon2-dev
Dependencies
libargon2-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libargon2-dev package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.