How To Install libgnutls28-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnutls28-dev on Debian 9. libgnutls28-dev is GNU TLS library - development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnutls28-dev on Debian 9.

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) and Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) 3.0 and Datagram Transport Layer Security (DTLS 1.0, 1.2) protocols.

GnuTLS features support for:

  • TLS extensions: server name indication, max record size, opaque PRF input, etc.
  • authentication using the SRP protocol.
  • authentication using both X.509 certificates and OpenPGP keys.
  • TLS Pre-Shared-Keys (PSK) extension.
  • Inner Application (TLS/IA) extension.
  • X.509 and OpenPGP certificate handling.
  • X.509 Proxy Certificates (RFC 3820).
  • all the strong encryption algorithms (including SHA-256/384/512 and Camellia (RFC 4132)).

This package contains the GnuTLS development files.

There are three methods to install libgnutls28-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 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 9

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 9, 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 9 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 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.