How To Install libcryptokit-ocaml-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcryptokit-ocaml-dev on Debian 9.
What is libcryptokit-ocaml-dev
libcryptokit-ocaml-dev is:
The Cryptokit library for Objective Caml provides a variety of cryptographic primitives that can be used to implement cryptographic protocols in security-sensitive applications. The primitives provided include:
- Symmetric-key ciphers: AES, DES, Triple-DES, ARCfour, in ECB, CBC, CFB and OFB modes.
- Public-key cryptography: RSA encryption, Diffie-Hellman key agreement.
- Hash functions and MACs: SHA-1, MD5, and MACs based on AES and DES.
- Random number generation.
- Encodings and compression: base 64, hexadecimal, Zlib compression.
Additional ciphers and hashes can easily be used in conjunction with the library. In particular, basic mechanisms such as chaining modes, output buffering, and padding are provided by generic classes that can easily be composed with user-provided ciphers. More generally, the library promotes a “Lego”-like style of constructing and composing transformations over character streams.
This package provides static libraries, interfaces, and documentation for Cryptokit.
There are three methods to install libcryptokit-ocaml-dev on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libcryptokit-ocaml-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 libcryptokit-ocaml-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcryptokit-ocaml-dev
Install libcryptokit-ocaml-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcryptokit-ocaml-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcryptokit-ocaml-dev
Install libcryptokit-ocaml-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 libcryptokit-ocaml-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcryptokit-ocaml-dev
How To Uninstall libcryptokit-ocaml-dev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libcryptokit-ocaml-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcryptokit-ocaml-dev
Uninstall libcryptokit-ocaml-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcryptokit-ocaml-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcryptokit-ocaml-dev
Remove libcryptokit-ocaml-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libcryptokit-ocaml-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcryptokit-ocaml-dev
Remove libcryptokit-ocaml-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcryptokit-ocaml-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcryptokit-ocaml-dev
Dependencies
libcryptokit-ocaml-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcryptokit-ocaml-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.