How To Install libmirage-crypto-ocaml-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmirage-crypto-ocaml-dev on Debian 12.
What is libmirage-crypto-ocaml-dev
libmirage-crypto-ocaml-dev is:
Mirage-crypto provides symmetric ciphers (DES, AES, RC4, ChaCha20/Poly1305), and hashes (MD5, SHA-1, SHA-2).
Mirage-crypto-rng provides a random number generator interface, and implementations: Fortuna, HMAC-DRBG, getrandom/getentropy based (in the unix sublibrary).
Mirage-crypto-pk provides public-key cryptography (RSA, DSA, DH).
Mirage-crypto-ec provides an implementation of key exchange (ECDH) and digital signature (ECDSA/EdDSA) algorithms using code from Fiat (https://github.com/mit-plv/fiat-crypto). The curves P224 (SECP224R1), P256 (SECP256R1), P384 (SECP384R1), P521 (SECP521R1), and 25519 (X25519, Ed25519) are implemented by this package.
This package contains development files.
There are three methods to install libmirage-crypto-ocaml-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 libmirage-crypto-ocaml-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 libmirage-crypto-ocaml-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmirage-crypto-ocaml-dev
Install libmirage-crypto-ocaml-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmirage-crypto-ocaml-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmirage-crypto-ocaml-dev
Install libmirage-crypto-ocaml-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 libmirage-crypto-ocaml-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmirage-crypto-ocaml-dev
How To Uninstall libmirage-crypto-ocaml-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libmirage-crypto-ocaml-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmirage-crypto-ocaml-dev
Uninstall libmirage-crypto-ocaml-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmirage-crypto-ocaml-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmirage-crypto-ocaml-dev
Remove libmirage-crypto-ocaml-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libmirage-crypto-ocaml-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmirage-crypto-ocaml-dev
Remove libmirage-crypto-ocaml-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmirage-crypto-ocaml-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmirage-crypto-ocaml-dev
Dependencies
libmirage-crypto-ocaml-dev have the following dependencies:
- libcstruct-ocaml-dev-ljuo2
- libduration-ocaml-dev-cx9l2
- libeqaf-ocaml-dev-igac0
- liblogs-ocaml-dev-o9wc2
- liblwt-ocaml-dev-py3u4
- libmirage-crypto-ocaml-iphy8
- libmtime-ocaml-dev-6lsc2
- libsexplib0-ocaml-dev-dj6s4
- libzarith-ocaml-dev-4dps0
- ocaml-4.13.1
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmirage-crypto-ocaml-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
