How To Install libbiometry-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libbiometry-dev on Debian 12.
What is libbiometry-dev
libbiometry-dev is:
biometryd mediates and multiplexes access to biometric devices present on the system, enabling applications and system components to leverage them for identification and verification of users.
This package includes all the development headers and libraries for biometryd.
There are three methods to install libbiometry-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 libbiometry-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 libbiometry-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libbiometry-dev
Install libbiometry-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libbiometry-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libbiometry-dev
Install libbiometry-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 libbiometry-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libbiometry-dev
How To Uninstall libbiometry-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libbiometry-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libbiometry-dev
Uninstall libbiometry-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libbiometry-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbiometry-dev
Remove libbiometry-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libbiometry-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libbiometry-dev
Remove libbiometry-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libbiometry-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libbiometry-dev
Dependencies
libbiometry-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libbiometry-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.