How To Install libidn11 on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install libidn11 on Debian 11. libidn11 is GNU Libidn library, implementation of IETF IDN specifications

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libidn11 on Debian 11.

What is libidn11

libidn11 is:

GNU Libidn is a fully documented implementation of the Stringprep, Punycode and IDNA specifications. Libidn’s purpose is to encode and decode internationalized domain names. The Nameprep, XMPP, SASLprep, and iSCSI profiles are supported.

This package contains the shared library.

There are three methods to install libidn11 on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libidn11 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libidn11 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libidn11

Install libidn11 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libidn11 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libidn11

Install libidn11 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 libidn11 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libidn11

How To Uninstall libidn11 on Debian 11

To uninstall only the libidn11 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libidn11

Uninstall libidn11 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libidn11 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libidn11

Remove libidn11 Configurations and Data

To remove libidn11 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libidn11

Remove libidn11 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libidn11 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libidn11

Dependencies

libidn11 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libidn11 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.