How To Install sexp-conv on Debian 11

One-liner install command

For those in a hurry, here's a one-line installation command:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt -y install nettle-bin

But if you are interested in the detailed steps with descriptions, the following information is for you.

What is sexp-conv and what are the ways to install it?

Before beginning this tutorial, you will need access to a server or computer running Debian 11. This guide was written specifically with a server running Debian 11 in mind, although it should also work on older, supported versions of the operating system.

Also, make sure you are running a regular, non-root user with sudo privileges configured on your server. When you have an account available, log in as your non-root user to begin.

There are several ways to install sexp-conv on Debian 11. You can use (links are clickable):

In the following sections, we will describe each method in detail. You can choose one of them or refer to the recommended one.

Install sexp-conv using apt-get

First, update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt-get database, You can install sexp-conv using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install nettle-bin

Install sexp-conv using apt

Because sexp-conv is available in Debian 11’s default repositories, it is possible to install it from these repositories using the apt packaging system.

To begin, update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, You can install sexp-conv using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install nettle-bin

Install sexp-conv 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 11. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating aptitude database, You can install sexp-conv by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install nettle-bin

How to upgrade (update) a single package sexp-conv using apt-get?

First, you will need to update packages index. Run update command as usual:

sudo apt-get update

Next, to upgrade only the sexp-conv, e.g. single package, you should use the following format with the apt-get command/apt command:

sudo apt-get --only-upgrade install nettle-bin

Note that this command will not install any new packages! If you wish to install the package if it doesn't exist you may leave out --only-upgrade part.

sudo apt-get install nettle-bin

How To Uninstall sexp-conv from Debian 11

To uninstall only the sexp-conv package you can execute the following command:

sudo apt-get remove nettle-bin

Uninstall sexp-conv and all its dependencies

To uninstall sexp-conv and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, you can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove nettle-bin

Remove sexp-conv with all configurations and data

To remove sexp-conv configuration and data from your system you can run the following purge command:

sudo apt-get -y purge nettle-bin

Remove sexp-conv completely (configurations, data and all of its dependencies)

And lastly, you can run the next command to remove absolutely everything related to sexp-conv package, e.g.: configurations, data and all of its dependencies. Just use this command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nettle-bin

Extra info and code examples

Nettle is a cryptographic library that is designed to fit easily in more or less any context: In crypto toolkits for object-oriented languages (C++, Python, Pike, ...), in applications like LSH or GNUPG, or even in kernel space. It tries to solve a problem of providing a common set of cryptographic algorithms for higher-level applications by implementing a context-independent set of cryptographic algorithms. In that light, Nettle doesn't do any memory allocation or I/O, it simply provides the cryptographic algorithms for the application to use in any environment and in any way it needs. This package contains binary utilities that accompany the library: - nettle-lfib-stream - generates a pseudo-random stream, using the Knuth lfib (non-cryptographic) pseudo-random generator. - sexp-conv - conversion tool for handling the different flavours of sexp syntax. - pkcs1-conv - converts PKCS#1 keys to sexp format. - nettle-hash - command-line tool to compute message digests such as SHA-1.

Conclusion

You now have a full guide on how to install sexp-conv using apt, apt-get and aptitude tools. Also, we showed how to update as a single package and different ways to uninstall the sexp-conv from Debian 11.

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