How To Install img2simg on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install img2simg on Debian 9.
What is img2simg
img2simg is:
A command line tool to create sparse images for usage with Android devices.
There are three methods to install img2simg on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install img2simg Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install img2simg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install img2simg
Install img2simg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install img2simg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install img2simg
Install img2simg 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 img2simg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install img2simg
How To Uninstall img2simg on Debian 9
To uninstall only the img2simg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove img2simg
Uninstall img2simg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall img2simg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove img2simg
Remove img2simg Configurations and Data
To remove img2simg configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge img2simg
Remove img2simg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove img2simg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge img2simg
Dependencies
img2simg have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install img2simg package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
