How To Install libsqlcipher0-dbg on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsqlcipher0-dbg on Debian 9.
What is libsqlcipher0-dbg
libsqlcipher0-dbg is:
SQLCipher is a C library that implements an encryption in the SQLite 3 database engine. Programs that link with the SQLCipher library can have SQL database access without running a separate RDBMS process. It allows one to have per-database or page-by-page encryption using AES-256 from OpenSSL.
SQLCipher has a small footprint and great performance so it??s ideal for protecting embedded application databases and is well suited for mobile development.
- as little as 5-15% overhead for encryption
- 100% of data in the database file is encrypted
- Uses good security practices (CBC mode, key derivation)
- Zero-configuration and application level cryptography
- Algorithms provided by the peer reviewed OpenSSL crypto library.
SQLCipher has broad platform support for with C/C++, Obj-C, QT, Win32/.NET/Mono, Java, Python, Ruby, Linux, Mac OS X, iPhone/iOS, Android, Xamarin.iOS, and Xamarin.Android.
SQLCipher v3.2.0 is based on SQLite3 v3.8.6.
This package contains the debugging symbols for the libraries.
There are three methods to install libsqlcipher0-dbg on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libsqlcipher0-dbg Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libsqlcipher0-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsqlcipher0-dbg
Install libsqlcipher0-dbg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsqlcipher0-dbg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsqlcipher0-dbg
Install libsqlcipher0-dbg 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 libsqlcipher0-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsqlcipher0-dbg
How To Uninstall libsqlcipher0-dbg on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libsqlcipher0-dbg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsqlcipher0-dbg
Uninstall libsqlcipher0-dbg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsqlcipher0-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsqlcipher0-dbg
Remove libsqlcipher0-dbg Configurations and Data
To remove libsqlcipher0-dbg configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsqlcipher0-dbg
Remove libsqlcipher0-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsqlcipher0-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsqlcipher0-dbg
Dependencies
libsqlcipher0-dbg have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsqlcipher0-dbg package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.