How To Install libkickpass-dev on Debian 10

Learn how to install libkickpass-dev on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libkickpass-dev is library used by kickpass (development files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkickpass-dev on Debian 10.

What is libkickpass-dev

libkickpass-dev is:

Kickpass is built around this shared library. libkickpass leverage libsodium to create safes. Safes are created using authenticated encryption with associated data. As of now libkickpass use chacha20 along with poly1305 to encrypt and authenticate the safe.

This package provides the development files.

There are three methods to install libkickpass-dev on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libkickpass-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 libkickpass-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libkickpass-dev

Install libkickpass-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libkickpass-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libkickpass-dev

How To Uninstall libkickpass-dev on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove libkickpass-dev

Uninstall libkickpass-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libkickpass-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkickpass-dev

Remove libkickpass-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libkickpass-dev configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libkickpass-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libkickpass-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkickpass-dev package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.