How To Install libshibsp-dev on Debian 10

Learn how to install libshibsp-dev on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libshibsp-dev is Federated web single sign-on system (development)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libshibsp-dev on Debian 10.

What is libshibsp-dev

libshibsp-dev is:

The Shibboleth System is a standards based software package for web single sign-on across or within organizational boundaries. It supports authorization and attribute exchange using the OASIS SAML 2.0 protocol. Shibboleth allows sites to make informed authorization decisions for individual access of protected online resources while allowing users to establish their identities with their local authentication systems.

This package contains the headers and other necessary files to build applications that use the Shibboleth SP library.

There are three methods to install libshibsp-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 libshibsp-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 libshibsp-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libshibsp-dev

Install libshibsp-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libshibsp-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libshibsp-dev

Install libshibsp-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 libshibsp-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libshibsp-dev

How To Uninstall libshibsp-dev on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libshibsp-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libshibsp-dev

Uninstall libshibsp-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libshibsp-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libshibsp-dev

Remove libshibsp-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libshibsp-dev configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libshibsp-dev

Remove libshibsp-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libshibsp-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libshibsp-dev

Dependencies

libshibsp-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libshibsp-dev package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.