How To Install libgsasl-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgsasl-dev on Debian 12.
What is libgsasl-dev
libgsasl-dev is:
GNU SASL is an implementation of the Simple Authentication and Security Layer framework and a few common SASL mechanisms. SASL is used by network servers (e.g., IMAP, SMTP) to request authentication from clients, and in clients to authenticate against servers.
This package contain all files necessary for developing programs that use GNU SASL. You will need this package if you want to build a program that uses the GNU SASL library.
There are three methods to install libgsasl-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 libgsasl-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 libgsasl-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgsasl-dev
Install libgsasl-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgsasl-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgsasl-dev
Install libgsasl-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 libgsasl-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgsasl-dev
How To Uninstall libgsasl-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libgsasl-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgsasl-dev
Uninstall libgsasl-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgsasl-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgsasl-dev
Remove libgsasl-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libgsasl-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgsasl-dev
Remove libgsasl-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgsasl-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgsasl-dev
Dependencies
libgsasl-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgsasl-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.