How To Install libgringotts2 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgringotts2 on Debian 9.
What is libgringotts2
libgringotts2 is:
A small, easy-to-use, thread-safe C library originally developed for Gringotts; its purpose is to encapsulate data (generic: ASCII but also binary data) in an encrypted and compressed file. It uses strong encryption algorithms, to ensure the data is as safe as possible, and allows the user to have the complete control over all the algorithms used in the process.
For encryptions, libgringotts makes use of the MCrypt and MHash C libraries by Nikos Mavroyanopoulos.
There are three methods to install libgringotts2 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 libgringotts2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgringotts2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgringotts2
Install libgringotts2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgringotts2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgringotts2
Install libgringotts2 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 libgringotts2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgringotts2
How To Uninstall libgringotts2 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libgringotts2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgringotts2
Uninstall libgringotts2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgringotts2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgringotts2
Remove libgringotts2 Configurations and Data
To remove libgringotts2 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgringotts2
Remove libgringotts2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgringotts2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgringotts2
Dependencies
libgringotts2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgringotts2 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.