How To Install libgnutls28-dev on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnutls28-dev on Debian 11. libgnutls28-dev is GNU TLS library - development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnutls28-dev on Debian 11.

What is `libgnutls28-dev`

libgnutls28-dev is:

GnuTLS is a portable library which implements the Transport Layer Security (TLS 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3) and Datagram Transport Layer Security (DTLS 1.0, 1.2) protocols.

GnuTLS features support for:

certificate path validation, as well as DANE and trust on first use.
the Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP).
public key methods, including RSA and Elliptic curves, as well as password and key authentication methods such as SRP and PSK protocols.
all the strong encryption algorithms, including AES and Camellia.
CPU-assisted cryptography with VIA padlock and AES-NI instruction sets.
HSMs and cryptographic tokens, via PKCS #11.

This package contains the GnuTLS development files.

There are three methods to install libgnutls28-dev on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libgnutls28-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 libgnutls28-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgnutls28-dev

Install libgnutls28-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgnutls28-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgnutls28-dev

Install libgnutls28-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 libgnutls28-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgnutls28-dev

How To Uninstall libgnutls28-dev on Debian 11

To uninstall only the libgnutls28-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgnutls28-dev

Uninstall libgnutls28-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgnutls28-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgnutls28-dev

Remove libgnutls28-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libgnutls28-dev configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgnutls28-dev

Remove libgnutls28-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgnutls28-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgnutls28-dev

Dependencies

libgnutls28-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnutls28-dev package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.