How To Install libgpgmepp6 on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgpgmepp6 on Debian 11.
What is libgpgmepp6
libgpgmepp6 is:
GpgME++ (aka GpgMEpp) is a C++ wrapper (or C++ bindings) for the GnuPG project’s GPGME (GnuPG Made Easy) library.
This is the official upstream C++ binding for GPGME.
There are three methods to install libgpgmepp6 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 libgpgmepp6 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgpgmepp6 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgpgmepp6
Install libgpgmepp6 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgpgmepp6 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgpgmepp6
Install libgpgmepp6 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 libgpgmepp6 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgpgmepp6
How To Uninstall libgpgmepp6 on Debian 11
To uninstall only the libgpgmepp6 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgpgmepp6
Uninstall libgpgmepp6 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgpgmepp6 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgpgmepp6
Remove libgpgmepp6 Configurations and Data
To remove libgpgmepp6 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgpgmepp6
Remove libgpgmepp6 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgpgmepp6 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgpgmepp6
Dependencies
libgpgmepp6 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgpgmepp6 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
