How To Install libbiometric0 on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libbiometric0 on Debian 10.
What is libbiometric0
libbiometric0 is:
The core layer of biometric identification authentication framework. The core layer abstracts the common operation of all kinds of biometric recognition, constructs the underlying framework of biometric recognition, and provides the general function and unified data storage method.
This package contains a library for biometric identification.
There are three methods to install libbiometric0 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 libbiometric0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libbiometric0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libbiometric0
Install libbiometric0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libbiometric0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libbiometric0
Install libbiometric0 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 libbiometric0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libbiometric0
How To Uninstall libbiometric0 on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libbiometric0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libbiometric0
Uninstall libbiometric0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libbiometric0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbiometric0
Remove libbiometric0 Configurations and Data
To remove libbiometric0 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libbiometric0
Remove libbiometric0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libbiometric0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libbiometric0
Dependencies
libbiometric0 have the following dependencies:
- libatk1.0-0
- libc6
- libcairo-gobject2
- libcairo2
- libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0
- libglib2.0-0
- libgtk-3-0
- libpango-1.0-0
- libpangocairo-1.0-0
- libsqlite3-0
- libusb-1.0-0
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libbiometric0 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.