How To Install libsafec-3.5-3 on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsafec-3.5-3 on Debian 11.
What is libsafec-3.5-3
libsafec-3.5-3 is:
This library implements controversial C11 Annex K (TR24731) extensions. They are most commonly known as _s variants implemented by MSVC, dubbed as “secure” to the point of MSVC-related linters claiming standard functions to be deprecated. However, they’ve been nearly-universally panned by other libc implementors, the most recent discussion about Annex K removal and/or deprecation being N1967. It is recommended to avoid using these functions – they’re either prone to misuse or merely inefficient (measuring a string’s length twice being the most frequent case).
Yet despite these downsides, it is nice to have these functions available when porting some software that originated on Windows.
This package includes runtime binaries for the library.
There are three methods to install libsafec-3.5-3 on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libsafec-3.5-3 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libsafec-3.5-3 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsafec-3.5-3
Install libsafec-3.5-3 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsafec-3.5-3 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsafec-3.5-3
Install libsafec-3.5-3 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 libsafec-3.5-3 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsafec-3.5-3
How To Uninstall libsafec-3.5-3 on Debian 11
To uninstall only the libsafec-3.5-3 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsafec-3.5-3
Uninstall libsafec-3.5-3 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsafec-3.5-3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsafec-3.5-3
Remove libsafec-3.5-3 Configurations and Data
To remove libsafec-3.5-3 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsafec-3.5-3
Remove libsafec-3.5-3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsafec-3.5-3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsafec-3.5-3
Dependencies
libsafec-3.5-3 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsafec-3.5-3 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.