How To Install libgsasl7-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgsasl7-dev on Debian 9. libgsasl7-dev is Development files for the GNU SASL library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgsasl7-dev on Debian 9.

What is libgsasl7-dev

libgsasl7-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 libgsasl7-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 libgsasl7-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 libgsasl7-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgsasl7-dev

Install libgsasl7-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgsasl7-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgsasl7-dev

Install libgsasl7-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 libgsasl7-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgsasl7-dev

How To Uninstall libgsasl7-dev on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libgsasl7-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgsasl7-dev

Uninstall libgsasl7-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgsasl7-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgsasl7-dev

Remove libgsasl7-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libgsasl7-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgsasl7-dev

Remove libgsasl7-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgsasl7-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgsasl7-dev

Dependencies

libgsasl7-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgsasl7-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.