How To Install libsubid4 on Debian 12

Learn how to install libsubid4 on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libsubid4 is subordinate id handling library – shared library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsubid4 on Debian 12.

What is libsubid4

libsubid4 is:

The library provides an interface for querying, granding and ungranting subordinate user and group ids.

There are three methods to install libsubid4 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 libsubid4 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libsubid4 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsubid4

Install libsubid4 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsubid4 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsubid4

Install libsubid4 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 libsubid4 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsubid4

How To Uninstall libsubid4 on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libsubid4 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsubid4

Uninstall libsubid4 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsubid4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsubid4

Remove libsubid4 Configurations and Data

To remove libsubid4 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsubid4

Remove libsubid4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libsubid4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsubid4

Dependencies

libsubid4 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsubid4 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.