How To Install libwolfssl-dev on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwolfssl-dev
on Debian 11.
What is libwolfssl-dev
libwolfssl-dev is:
wolfSSL is a small, portable, embedded SSL/TLS programming library targeted for use by embedded systems developers. It was formerly known as CyaSSL.
It is an open source, dual licensed implementation of SSL/TLS (SSL 3.0, TLS 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, DTLS 1.0 and 1.2) written in the C language. wolfSSL includes both a client and server implementation, progressive cipher support, key and certificate generation, OCSP and CRL, access to the underlying cryptography modules, and more.
wolfSSL also includes an OpenSSL compatibility interface with the most commonly used OpenSSL functions.
This package contains the development files.
There are three methods to install libwolfssl-dev
on Debian 11. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libwolfssl-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 libwolfssl-dev
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libwolfssl-dev
Install libwolfssl-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libwolfssl-dev
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libwolfssl-dev
Install libwolfssl-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 libwolfssl-dev
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libwolfssl-dev
How To Uninstall libwolfssl-dev on Debian 11
To uninstall only the libwolfssl-dev
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libwolfssl-dev
Uninstall libwolfssl-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libwolfssl-dev
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwolfssl-dev
Remove libwolfssl-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libwolfssl-dev
configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libwolfssl-dev
Remove libwolfssl-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libwolfssl-dev
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libwolfssl-dev
Dependencies
libwolfssl-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwolfssl-dev
package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.