How To Install libxeddsa-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxeddsa-dev on Debian 12.
What is libxeddsa-dev
libxeddsa-dev is:
A toolkit around Curve25519 and Ed25519 key pairs, with a focus on conversion between the two. Offers:
- Conversion between Curve25519 and Ed25519 public keys
- Extraction of private keys from seeds
- Ed25519 digital signing using seeds or private keys
- Ed25519 digital signature verification
- X25519 Diffie-Hellman key agreement
This package contains the development files.
There are three methods to install libxeddsa-dev 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 libxeddsa-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 libxeddsa-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libxeddsa-dev
Install libxeddsa-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libxeddsa-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libxeddsa-dev
Install libxeddsa-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 libxeddsa-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libxeddsa-dev
How To Uninstall libxeddsa-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libxeddsa-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libxeddsa-dev
Uninstall libxeddsa-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libxeddsa-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxeddsa-dev
Remove libxeddsa-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libxeddsa-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libxeddsa-dev
Remove libxeddsa-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libxeddsa-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxeddsa-dev
Dependencies
libxeddsa-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxeddsa-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
