How To Install libcjose-dev on Debian 12

Learn how to install libcjose-dev on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libcjose-dev is C library implementing the JOSE standard (development files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcjose-dev on Debian 12.

What is libcjose-dev

libcjose-dev is:

This is an implementation of the Javascript Object Signing and Encryption (JOSE) standard for C/C++. This package includes the development files (headers) for building software using libcjose.

There are three methods to install libcjose-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 libcjose-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 libcjose-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libcjose-dev

Install libcjose-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libcjose-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libcjose-dev

Install libcjose-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 libcjose-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcjose-dev

How To Uninstall libcjose-dev on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libcjose-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libcjose-dev

Uninstall libcjose-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libcjose-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcjose-dev

Remove libcjose-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libcjose-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libcjose-dev

Remove libcjose-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libcjose-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcjose-dev

Dependencies

libcjose-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcjose-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.