How To Install libdecaf0 on Debian 12

Learn how to install libdecaf0 on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libdecaf0 is Ed448-Goldilocks-based elliptic curve cryptography library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdecaf0 on Debian 12.

What is libdecaf0

libdecaf0 is:

Ed448-Goldilocks is an Edwards-form elliptic curve proposed by Michael Hamburg in 2015 and is suitable for fast cryptographic operation with small keysizes.

This package contains the runtime shared library.

There are three methods to install libdecaf0 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 libdecaf0 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libdecaf0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libdecaf0

Install libdecaf0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libdecaf0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libdecaf0

Install libdecaf0 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 libdecaf0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libdecaf0

How To Uninstall libdecaf0 on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libdecaf0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libdecaf0

Uninstall libdecaf0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libdecaf0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdecaf0

Remove libdecaf0 Configurations and Data

To remove libdecaf0 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libdecaf0

Remove libdecaf0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libdecaf0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdecaf0

Dependencies

libdecaf0 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdecaf0 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.