How To Install libkrb5-3 on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkrb5-3 on Debian 11. libkrb5-3 is MIT Kerberos runtime libraries

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkrb5-3 on Debian 11.

What is libkrb5-3

libkrb5-3 is:

Kerberos is a system for authenticating users and services on a network. Kerberos is a trusted third-party service. That means that there is a third party (the Kerberos server) that is trusted by all the entities on the network (users and services, usually called “principals”).

This is the MIT reference implementation of Kerberos V5.

This package contains the runtime library for the main Kerberos v5 API used by applications and Kerberos clients.

There are three methods to install libkrb5-3 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 libkrb5-3 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libkrb5-3 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libkrb5-3

Install libkrb5-3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libkrb5-3 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libkrb5-3

Install libkrb5-3 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 libkrb5-3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libkrb5-3

How To Uninstall libkrb5-3 on Debian 11

To uninstall only the libkrb5-3 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libkrb5-3

Uninstall libkrb5-3 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libkrb5-3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkrb5-3

Remove libkrb5-3 Configurations and Data

To remove libkrb5-3 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libkrb5-3

Remove libkrb5-3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libkrb5-3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libkrb5-3

Dependencies

libkrb5-3 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkrb5-3 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.