How To Install slapi-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install slapi-dev on Debian 12.
What is slapi-dev
slapi-dev is:
This package allows development of plugins for the OpenLDAP slapd server using the SLAPI interface. It includes the headers and libraries needed to build such plugins.
There are three methods to install slapi-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 slapi-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 slapi-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install slapi-dev
Install slapi-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install slapi-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install slapi-dev
Install slapi-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 slapi-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install slapi-dev
How To Uninstall slapi-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the slapi-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove slapi-dev
Uninstall slapi-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall slapi-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove slapi-dev
Remove slapi-dev Configurations and Data
To remove slapi-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge slapi-dev
Remove slapi-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove slapi-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge slapi-dev
Dependencies
slapi-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install slapi-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
