How To Install librnp-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install librnp-dev on Debian 12.
What is librnp-dev
librnp-dev is:
RNP is a set of cross-platform tools implementing OpenPGP (RFC 4880) and related standards.
This package contains the development headers and documentation used to build other tools against the library.
There are three methods to install librnp-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 librnp-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 librnp-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install librnp-dev
Install librnp-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install librnp-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install librnp-dev
Install librnp-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 librnp-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install librnp-dev
How To Uninstall librnp-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the librnp-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove librnp-dev
Uninstall librnp-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall librnp-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove librnp-dev
Remove librnp-dev Configurations and Data
To remove librnp-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge librnp-dev
Remove librnp-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove librnp-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge librnp-dev
Dependencies
librnp-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install librnp-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
