How To Install xml-security-c-utils on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xml-security-c-utils on Debian 12.
What is xml-security-c-utils
xml-security-c-utils is:
Apache XML Security for C++ is a library for the XML Digital Security specification. It provides processing and handling of XML Key Management Specifications (XKMS) messages.
This package contains the Apache XML Security for C++ utilities, which support signing and verifying XML files from the command line among other operations.
There are three methods to install xml-security-c-utils 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 xml-security-c-utils Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xml-security-c-utils using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xml-security-c-utils
Install xml-security-c-utils Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xml-security-c-utils using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xml-security-c-utils
Install xml-security-c-utils 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 xml-security-c-utils using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xml-security-c-utils
How To Uninstall xml-security-c-utils on Debian 12
To uninstall only the xml-security-c-utils package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xml-security-c-utils
Uninstall xml-security-c-utils And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xml-security-c-utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xml-security-c-utils
Remove xml-security-c-utils Configurations and Data
To remove xml-security-c-utils configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xml-security-c-utils
Remove xml-security-c-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xml-security-c-utils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xml-security-c-utils
Dependencies
xml-security-c-utils have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xml-security-c-utils package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
