How To Install libntirpc4.3 on Debian 12

Learn how to install libntirpc4.3 on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libntirpc4.3 is new transport-independent RPC library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libntirpc4.3 on Debian 12.

What is libntirpc4.3

libntirpc4.3 is:

Port of Sun’s transport-independent RPC library to Linux. The library is intended as a replacement for the RPC code in the GNU C library, providing among others support for RPC (and in turn, NFS) over IPv6.

Changes introduced in the ntirpc library include:

  • Bi-directional operation.
  • Full-duplex operation on the TCP (vc) transport.
  • Thread-safe operating modes:
    • new locking primitives and lock callouts (interface change).
    • stateless send/recv on the TCP transport (interface change).
  • Flexible server integration support.
  • Event channels.

There are three methods to install libntirpc4.3 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 libntirpc4.3 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libntirpc4.3 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libntirpc4.3

Install libntirpc4.3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libntirpc4.3 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libntirpc4.3

Install libntirpc4.3 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 libntirpc4.3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libntirpc4.3

How To Uninstall libntirpc4.3 on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libntirpc4.3 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libntirpc4.3

Uninstall libntirpc4.3 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libntirpc4.3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libntirpc4.3

Remove libntirpc4.3 Configurations and Data

To remove libntirpc4.3 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libntirpc4.3

Remove libntirpc4.3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libntirpc4.3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libntirpc4.3

Dependencies

libntirpc4.3 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libntirpc4.3 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.