How To Install libsphinx-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsphinx-dev on Debian 12.
What is libsphinx-dev
libsphinx-dev is:
SPHINX – password Store that Perfectly Hides from Itself (No Xaggeration) – is an information-theoretically secure cryptographic password storage protocol with strong security guarantees, as described in the 2015 paper “Device-Enhanced Password Protocols with Optimal Online-Offline Protection” by Jarecki, Krawczyk, Shirvanian, and Saxena (https://ia.cr/2015/1099).
libsphinx-dev delivers C development files for libsphinx.
There are three methods to install libsphinx-dev 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 libsphinx-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 libsphinx-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsphinx-dev
Install libsphinx-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsphinx-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsphinx-dev
Install libsphinx-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 libsphinx-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsphinx-dev
How To Uninstall libsphinx-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libsphinx-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsphinx-dev
Uninstall libsphinx-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsphinx-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsphinx-dev
Remove libsphinx-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libsphinx-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsphinx-dev
Remove libsphinx-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsphinx-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsphinx-dev
Dependencies
libsphinx-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsphinx-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
