How To Install libseccomp-dev on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libseccomp-dev on Debian 10.
What is libseccomp-dev
libseccomp-dev is:
This library provides a high level interface to constructing, analyzing and installing seccomp filters via a BPF passed to the Linux Kernel’s prctl() syscall.
This package contains the development files.
There are three methods to install libseccomp-dev on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libseccomp-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 libseccomp-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libseccomp-dev
Install libseccomp-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libseccomp-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libseccomp-dev
Install libseccomp-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 libseccomp-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libseccomp-dev
How To Uninstall libseccomp-dev on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libseccomp-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libseccomp-dev
Uninstall libseccomp-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libseccomp-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libseccomp-dev
Remove libseccomp-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libseccomp-dev configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libseccomp-dev
Remove libseccomp-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libseccomp-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libseccomp-dev
Dependencies
libseccomp-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libseccomp-dev package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.