How To Install libopendkim-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libopendkim-dev on Debian 12.
What is libopendkim-dev
libopendkim-dev is:
The OpenDKIM Project is a community effort to develop and maintain a C library for producing DKIM-aware applications and an open source milter for providing DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) service.
This package provides the required header files and development libraries for developing against the OpenDKIM library.
There are three methods to install libopendkim-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 libopendkim-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 libopendkim-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libopendkim-dev
Install libopendkim-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libopendkim-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libopendkim-dev
Install libopendkim-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 libopendkim-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libopendkim-dev
How To Uninstall libopendkim-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libopendkim-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libopendkim-dev
Uninstall libopendkim-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libopendkim-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libopendkim-dev
Remove libopendkim-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libopendkim-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libopendkim-dev
Remove libopendkim-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libopendkim-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libopendkim-dev
Dependencies
libopendkim-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libopendkim-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
