How To Install libx509-ocaml on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libx509-ocaml on Debian 12.
What is libx509-ocaml
libx509-ocaml is:
X.509 is a public key infrastructure used mostly on the Internet. It consists of certificates which include public keys and identifiers, signed by an authority. Authorities must be exchanged over a second channel to establish the trust relationship. This library implements most parts of RFC5280 and RFC6125. The Public Key Cryptography Standards (PKCS) defines encoding and decoding (in ASN.1 DER and PEM format), which is also implemented by this library - namely PKCS 1, PKCS 5, PKCS 7, PKCS 8, PKCS 9, PKCS 10, and PKCS 12.
This package contains runtime files.
There are three methods to install libx509-ocaml 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 libx509-ocaml Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libx509-ocaml using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libx509-ocaml
Install libx509-ocaml Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libx509-ocaml using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libx509-ocaml
Install libx509-ocaml 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 libx509-ocaml using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libx509-ocaml
How To Uninstall libx509-ocaml on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libx509-ocaml package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libx509-ocaml
Uninstall libx509-ocaml And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libx509-ocaml and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libx509-ocaml
Remove libx509-ocaml Configurations and Data
To remove libx509-ocaml configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libx509-ocaml
Remove libx509-ocaml configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libx509-ocaml configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libx509-ocaml
Dependencies
libx509-ocaml have the following dependencies:
- libasn1-combinators-ocaml-xh7i7
- libbase64-ocaml-gtqr6
- libcstruct-ocaml-ljuo2
- libdomain-name-ocaml-qt4u0
- libfmt-ocaml-g2ob2
- libgmap-ocaml-2ewd8
- libipaddr-ocaml-jwdb5
- liblogs-ocaml-o9wc2
- libmirage-crypto-ocaml-iphy8
- libpbkdf-ocaml-arg97
- libptime-ocaml-vj5s3
- libsexplib0-ocaml-dj6s4
- libzarith-ocaml-4dps0
- ocaml-base-4.13.1
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libx509-ocaml package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.