How To Install libuser1 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libuser1 on Debian 9. libuser1 is user and group account administration library - shared libraries

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libuser1 on Debian 9.

What is libuser1

libuser1 is:

The libuser library implements a standardized interface for manipulating and administering user and group accounts. The library uses pluggable back-ends to interface to its data sources.

This package contains the shared library itself.

There are three methods to install libuser1 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 libuser1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libuser1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libuser1

Install libuser1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libuser1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libuser1

Install libuser1 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 libuser1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libuser1

How To Uninstall libuser1 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libuser1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libuser1

Uninstall libuser1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libuser1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libuser1

Remove libuser1 Configurations and Data

To remove libuser1 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libuser1

Remove libuser1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libuser1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libuser1

Dependencies

libuser1 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libuser1 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.