How To Install libsafec3 on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsafec3 on Debian 12.
What is libsafec3
libsafec3 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 multiple times 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 libsafec3 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 libsafec3 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libsafec3 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsafec3
Install libsafec3 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsafec3 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsafec3
Install libsafec3 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 libsafec3 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsafec3
How To Uninstall libsafec3 on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libsafec3 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsafec3
Uninstall libsafec3 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsafec3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsafec3
Remove libsafec3 Configurations and Data
To remove libsafec3 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsafec3
Remove libsafec3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsafec3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsafec3
Dependencies
libsafec3 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsafec3 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.