How To Install libhyperscan5 on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libhyperscan5 on Debian 12.
What is libhyperscan5
libhyperscan5 is:
Hyperscan is a high-performance multiple regex matching library. It follows the regular expression syntax of the commonly-used libpcre library, but is a standalone library with its own C API. Hyperscan uses hybrid automata techniques to allow simultaneous matching of large numbers (up to tens of thousands) of regular expressions and for the matching of regular expressions across streams of data. Hyperscan is typically used in a DPI library stack.
libhyperscan only runs on processors with at least SSSE3 support.
There are three methods to install libhyperscan5 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 libhyperscan5 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libhyperscan5 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libhyperscan5
Install libhyperscan5 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libhyperscan5 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libhyperscan5
Install libhyperscan5 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 libhyperscan5 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libhyperscan5
How To Uninstall libhyperscan5 on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libhyperscan5 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libhyperscan5
Uninstall libhyperscan5 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libhyperscan5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libhyperscan5
Remove libhyperscan5 Configurations and Data
To remove libhyperscan5 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libhyperscan5
Remove libhyperscan5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libhyperscan5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libhyperscan5
Dependencies
libhyperscan5 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libhyperscan5 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
