How To Install libhcrypto5-heimdal on Debian 12

Learn how to install libhcrypto5-heimdal on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libhcrypto5-heimdal is Heimdal Kerberos - crypto library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libhcrypto5-heimdal on Debian 12.

What is libhcrypto5-heimdal

libhcrypto5-heimdal is:

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

This package contains the cryptographic library required for Heimdal.

There are three methods to install libhcrypto5-heimdal 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 libhcrypto5-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 libhcrypto5-heimdal using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libhcrypto5-heimdal

Install libhcrypto5-heimdal Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libhcrypto5-heimdal using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libhcrypto5-heimdal

Install libhcrypto5-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 libhcrypto5-heimdal using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libhcrypto5-heimdal

How To Uninstall libhcrypto5-heimdal on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libhcrypto5-heimdal package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libhcrypto5-heimdal

Uninstall libhcrypto5-heimdal And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libhcrypto5-heimdal and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libhcrypto5-heimdal

Remove libhcrypto5-heimdal Configurations and Data

To remove libhcrypto5-heimdal configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libhcrypto5-heimdal

Remove libhcrypto5-heimdal configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libhcrypto5-heimdal configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libhcrypto5-heimdal

Dependencies

libhcrypto5-heimdal have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libhcrypto5-heimdal package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.