How To Install libsasl2-2 on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsasl2-2 on Debian 11.
What is libsasl2-2
libsasl2-2 is:
This is the Cyrus SASL API implementation, version 2.1.
SASL is the Simple Authentication and Security Layer, a method for adding authentication support to connection-based protocols. To use SASL, a protocol includes a command for identifying and authenticating a user to a server and for optionally negotiating protection of subsequent protocol interactions. If its use is negotiated, a security layer is inserted between the protocol and the connection. See RFC 2222 for more information.
Any of: ANONYMOUS, CRAM-MD5, DIGEST-MD5, GSSAPI (MIT or Heimdal Kerberos 5), NTLM, OTP, PLAIN, or LOGIN can be used.
There are three methods to install libsasl2-2 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 libsasl2-2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libsasl2-2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsasl2-2
Install libsasl2-2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsasl2-2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsasl2-2
Install libsasl2-2 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 libsasl2-2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsasl2-2
How To Uninstall libsasl2-2 on Debian 11
To uninstall only the libsasl2-2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsasl2-2
Uninstall libsasl2-2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsasl2-2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsasl2-2
Remove libsasl2-2 Configurations and Data
To remove libsasl2-2 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsasl2-2
Remove libsasl2-2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsasl2-2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsasl2-2
Dependencies
libsasl2-2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsasl2-2 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.