How To Install libqca2 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libqca2
on Debian 9.
What is libqca2
libqca2 is:
The Qt Cryptographic Architecture (QCA) provides a straightforward and cross- platform API for a range of cryptographic features, including SSL/TLS, X.509 certificates, SASL, OpenPGP, S/MIME CMS, and smart cards.
There are three methods to install libqca2
on Debian 9. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libqca2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libqca2
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libqca2
Install libqca2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libqca2
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libqca2
Install libqca2 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 libqca2
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libqca2
How To Uninstall libqca2 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libqca2
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libqca2
Uninstall libqca2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libqca2
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libqca2
Remove libqca2 Configurations and Data
To remove libqca2
configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libqca2
Remove libqca2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libqca2
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libqca2
Dependencies
libqca2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libqca2
package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.