How To Install libbiometry1 on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libbiometry1 on Debian 12.
What is libbiometry1
libbiometry1 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 the biometryd runtime libraries.
There are three methods to install libbiometry1 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 libbiometry1 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libbiometry1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libbiometry1
Install libbiometry1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libbiometry1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libbiometry1
Install libbiometry1 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 libbiometry1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libbiometry1
How To Uninstall libbiometry1 on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libbiometry1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libbiometry1
Uninstall libbiometry1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libbiometry1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbiometry1
Remove libbiometry1 Configurations and Data
To remove libbiometry1 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libbiometry1
Remove libbiometry1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libbiometry1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libbiometry1
Dependencies
libbiometry1 have the following dependencies:
- libboost-filesystem1.74.0
- libboost-program-options1.74.0
- libc6
- libdbus-cpp5
- libelf1
- libgcc-s1
- libprocess-cpp3
- libstdc++6
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libbiometry1 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
