How To Install libssh-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libssh-dev on Debian 9.
What is libssh-dev
libssh-dev is:
The ssh library was designed to be used by programmers needing a working SSH implementation by the mean of a library. The complete control of the client is made by the programmer. With libssh, you can remotely execute programs, transfer files, use a secure and transparent tunnel for your remote programs. With its SFTP implementation, you can play with remote files easily.
This package contains development files to build the OpenSSL flavor.
There are three methods to install libssh-dev 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 libssh-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 libssh-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libssh-dev
Install libssh-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libssh-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libssh-dev
Install libssh-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 libssh-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libssh-dev
How To Uninstall libssh-dev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libssh-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libssh-dev
Uninstall libssh-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libssh-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libssh-dev
Remove libssh-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libssh-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libssh-dev
Remove libssh-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libssh-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libssh-dev
Dependencies
libssh-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libssh-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.