How To Install libgssapi-krb5-2 on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgssapi-krb5-2 on Debian 12.
What is libgssapi-krb5-2
libgssapi-krb5-2 is:
Kerberos is a system for authenticating users and services on a network. Kerberos is a trusted third-party service. That means that there is a third party (the Kerberos server) that is trusted by all the entities on the network (users and services, usually called “principals”).
This is the MIT reference implementation of Kerberos V5.
This package contains the runtime library for the MIT Kerberos implementation of GSS-API used by applications and Kerberos clients.
There are three methods to install libgssapi-krb5-2 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 libgssapi-krb5-2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgssapi-krb5-2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgssapi-krb5-2
Install libgssapi-krb5-2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgssapi-krb5-2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgssapi-krb5-2
Install libgssapi-krb5-2 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 libgssapi-krb5-2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgssapi-krb5-2
How To Uninstall libgssapi-krb5-2 on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libgssapi-krb5-2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgssapi-krb5-2
Uninstall libgssapi-krb5-2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgssapi-krb5-2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgssapi-krb5-2
Remove libgssapi-krb5-2 Configurations and Data
To remove libgssapi-krb5-2 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgssapi-krb5-2
Remove libgssapi-krb5-2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgssapi-krb5-2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgssapi-krb5-2
Dependencies
libgssapi-krb5-2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgssapi-krb5-2 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.