How To Install libgcrypt-mingw-w64-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgcrypt-mingw-w64-dev on Debian 12.
What is libgcrypt-mingw-w64-dev
libgcrypt-mingw-w64-dev is:
libgcrypt contains cryptographic functions. Many important free ciphers, hash algorithms and public key signing algorithms have been implemented:
Arcfour, Blowfish, CAST5, DES, AES, Twofish, Serpent, rfc2268 (rc2), SEED, Poly1305, Camellia, ChaCha20, IDEA, Salsa, SM4, Blake-2, CRC, MD2, MD4, MD5, RIPE-MD160, SM3, SHA-1, SHA-256, SHA-512, SHA3-224, SHA3-256, SHA3-384, SHA3-512, SHAKE128, SHAKE256, Tiger, Whirlpool, DSA, DSA2, ElGamal, RSA, ECC (Curve25519, sec256k1, GOST R 34.10-2001 and GOST R 34.10-2012, etc.)
This is a Windows version of libgcrypt. It’s meant to be used when cross-building software that targets the Windows platform, e.g. the win32-loader component of Debian-Installer.
There are three methods to install libgcrypt-mingw-w64-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 libgcrypt-mingw-w64-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 libgcrypt-mingw-w64-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgcrypt-mingw-w64-dev
Install libgcrypt-mingw-w64-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgcrypt-mingw-w64-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgcrypt-mingw-w64-dev
Install libgcrypt-mingw-w64-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 libgcrypt-mingw-w64-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgcrypt-mingw-w64-dev
How To Uninstall libgcrypt-mingw-w64-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libgcrypt-mingw-w64-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgcrypt-mingw-w64-dev
Uninstall libgcrypt-mingw-w64-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgcrypt-mingw-w64-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgcrypt-mingw-w64-dev
Remove libgcrypt-mingw-w64-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libgcrypt-mingw-w64-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgcrypt-mingw-w64-dev
Remove libgcrypt-mingw-w64-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgcrypt-mingw-w64-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgcrypt-mingw-w64-dev
Dependencies
libgcrypt-mingw-w64-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgcrypt-mingw-w64-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
