How To Install ruby-hkdf on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-hkdf on Debian 12.
What is ruby-hkdf
ruby-hkdf is:
A ruby implementation of RFC5869: HMAC-based Extract-and-Expand Key Derivation Function (HKDF). The goal of HKDF is to take some source key material and generate suitable cryptographic keys from it.
There are three methods to install ruby-hkdf 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 ruby-hkdf Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-hkdf using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-hkdf
Install ruby-hkdf Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-hkdf using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-hkdf
Install ruby-hkdf 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 ruby-hkdf using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-hkdf
How To Uninstall ruby-hkdf on Debian 12
To uninstall only the ruby-hkdf package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-hkdf
Uninstall ruby-hkdf And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-hkdf and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-hkdf
Remove ruby-hkdf Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-hkdf configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-hkdf
Remove ruby-hkdf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-hkdf configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-hkdf
Dependencies
ruby-hkdf have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-hkdf package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
