How To Install libgssapi3-heimdal on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgssapi3-heimdal on Debian 9. libgssapi3-heimdal is Heimdal Kerberos - GSSAPI support library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgssapi3-heimdal on Debian 9.

What is libgssapi3-heimdal

libgssapi3-heimdal is:

Heimdal is a free implementation of Kerberos 5 that aims to be compatible with MIT Kerberos.

This package contains the library for GSSAPI support.

There are three methods to install libgssapi3-heimdal 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 libgssapi3-heimdal Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgssapi3-heimdal using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgssapi3-heimdal

Install libgssapi3-heimdal Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgssapi3-heimdal using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgssapi3-heimdal

Install libgssapi3-heimdal 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 libgssapi3-heimdal using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgssapi3-heimdal

How To Uninstall libgssapi3-heimdal on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libgssapi3-heimdal package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgssapi3-heimdal

Uninstall libgssapi3-heimdal And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgssapi3-heimdal and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgssapi3-heimdal

Remove libgssapi3-heimdal Configurations and Data

To remove libgssapi3-heimdal configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgssapi3-heimdal

Remove libgssapi3-heimdal configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgssapi3-heimdal configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgssapi3-heimdal

Dependencies

libgssapi3-heimdal have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgssapi3-heimdal package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.