How To Install libnl-xfrm-3-dev on Debian 10

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnl-xfrm-3-dev on Debian 10.

What is libnl-xfrm-3-dev

libnl-xfrm-3-dev is:

This is a library for applications dealing with netlink sockets. The library provides an interface for raw netlink messaging and various netlink family specific interfaces.

This package contains the files that are needed to build applications using libnl-xfrm-3.

There are three methods to install libnl-xfrm-3-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 libnl-xfrm-3-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 libnl-xfrm-3-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libnl-xfrm-3-dev

Install libnl-xfrm-3-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libnl-xfrm-3-dev

Install libnl-xfrm-3-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 libnl-xfrm-3-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libnl-xfrm-3-dev

How To Uninstall libnl-xfrm-3-dev on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libnl-xfrm-3-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libnl-xfrm-3-dev

Uninstall libnl-xfrm-3-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libnl-xfrm-3-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnl-xfrm-3-dev

Remove libnl-xfrm-3-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libnl-xfrm-3-dev configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libnl-xfrm-3-dev

Remove libnl-xfrm-3-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnl-xfrm-3-dev

Dependencies

libnl-xfrm-3-dev have the following dependencies:

• libnl-3-dev
• libnl-xfrm-3-200

References

• libnl-xfrm-3-dev website
• libnl-xfrm-3-dev on packages.debian.org

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnl-xfrm-3-dev package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.