How To Install libimaevm-dev on Debian 12

Learn how to install libimaevm-dev on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libimaevm-dev is Linux IMA Extended Verification Module signing tools - development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libimaevm-dev on Debian 12.

What is libimaevm-dev

libimaevm-dev is:

Linux kernel integrity subsystem is comprised of a number of different components including the Integrity Measurement Architecture (IMA), Extended Verification Module (EVM), IMA-appraisal extension, digital signature verification extension and audit measurement log support.

The package provides development header for the Linux Integrity Measurement Architecture (IMA) Extended Verification Module (EVM) helper library.

There are three methods to install libimaevm-dev 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 libimaevm-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libimaevm-dev

Install libimaevm-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libimaevm-dev

Install libimaevm-dev 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 libimaevm-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libimaevm-dev

How To Uninstall libimaevm-dev on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libimaevm-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libimaevm-dev

Uninstall libimaevm-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libimaevm-dev

Remove libimaevm-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libimaevm-dev

Remove libimaevm-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libimaevm-dev

Dependencies

libimaevm-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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