How To Install libecryptfs1 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libecryptfs1 on Debian 9.
What is libecryptfs1
libecryptfs1 is:
eCryptfs is a POSIX-compliant enterprise-class stacked cryptographic filesystem for Linux.
This package contains the library.
There are three methods to install libecryptfs1 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 libecryptfs1 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libecryptfs1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libecryptfs1
Install libecryptfs1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libecryptfs1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libecryptfs1
Install libecryptfs1 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 libecryptfs1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libecryptfs1
How To Uninstall libecryptfs1 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libecryptfs1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libecryptfs1
Uninstall libecryptfs1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libecryptfs1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libecryptfs1
Remove libecryptfs1 Configurations and Data
To remove libecryptfs1 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libecryptfs1
Remove libecryptfs1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libecryptfs1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libecryptfs1
Dependencies
libecryptfs1 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libecryptfs1 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.