How To Install libolm-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libolm-dev on Debian 12.
What is libolm-dev
libolm-dev is:
Olm is an implementation of the Double Ratchet cryptographic ratchet described by https://whispersystems.org/docs/specifications/doubleratchet/, written in C and C++11 and exposed as a C API.
This library also includes an implementation of the Megolm cryptographic ratchet which is intended for encrypted messaging applications where there may be a large number of recipients of each message, thus precluding the use of peer-to-peer encryption systems such as Olm.
Megolm is the end-to-end encryption system for the Matrix communications protocol.
This package contains the development files for compiling programs that use olm.
There are three methods to install libolm-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 libolm-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 libolm-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libolm-dev
Install libolm-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libolm-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libolm-dev
Install libolm-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 libolm-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libolm-dev
How To Uninstall libolm-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libolm-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libolm-dev
Uninstall libolm-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libolm-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libolm-dev
Remove libolm-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libolm-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libolm-dev
Remove libolm-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libolm-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libolm-dev
Dependencies
libolm-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libolm-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
