How To Install libbotan-2-9 on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libbotan-2-9 on Debian 10.
What is libbotan-2-9
libbotan-2-9 is:
Botan is a C++ library which provides support for many common cryptographic operations, including encryption, authentication, and X.509v3 certificates and CRLs. A wide variety of algorithms is supported, including RSA, DSA, DES, AES, MD5, and SHA-1.
This package contains the 2.x version of Botan.
There are three methods to install libbotan-2-9 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 libbotan-2-9 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libbotan-2-9 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libbotan-2-9
Install libbotan-2-9 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libbotan-2-9 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libbotan-2-9
Install libbotan-2-9 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 libbotan-2-9 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libbotan-2-9
How To Uninstall libbotan-2-9 on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libbotan-2-9 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libbotan-2-9
Uninstall libbotan-2-9 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libbotan-2-9 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbotan-2-9
Remove libbotan-2-9 Configurations and Data
To remove libbotan-2-9 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libbotan-2-9
Remove libbotan-2-9 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libbotan-2-9 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libbotan-2-9
Dependencies
libbotan-2-9 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libbotan-2-9 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
