How To Install librandomx-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install librandomx-dev on Debian 12.
What is librandomx-dev
librandomx-dev is:
RandomX is a proof-of-work (PoW) algorithm that is optimized for general-purpose CPUs. RandomX uses random code execution (hence the name) together with several memory-hard techniques to minimize the efficiency advantage of specialized hardware.
This package provides development headers for RandomX.
There are three methods to install librandomx-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 librandomx-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 librandomx-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install librandomx-dev
Install librandomx-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install librandomx-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install librandomx-dev
Install librandomx-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 librandomx-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install librandomx-dev
How To Uninstall librandomx-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the librandomx-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove librandomx-dev
Uninstall librandomx-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall librandomx-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove librandomx-dev
Remove librandomx-dev Configurations and Data
To remove librandomx-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge librandomx-dev
Remove librandomx-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove librandomx-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge librandomx-dev
Dependencies
librandomx-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install librandomx-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
