How To Install libatasmart4 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libatasmart4 on Debian 9. libatasmart4 is ATA S.M.A.R.T. reading and parsing library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libatasmart4 on Debian 9.

What is libatasmart4

libatasmart4 is:

A small and lightweight parser library for ATA S.M.A.R.T. hard disk health monitoring.

This package contains the shared library.

There are three methods to install libatasmart4 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 libatasmart4 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libatasmart4 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libatasmart4

Install libatasmart4 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libatasmart4 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libatasmart4

Install libatasmart4 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 libatasmart4 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libatasmart4

How To Uninstall libatasmart4 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libatasmart4 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libatasmart4

Uninstall libatasmart4 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libatasmart4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libatasmart4

Remove libatasmart4 Configurations and Data

To remove libatasmart4 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libatasmart4

Remove libatasmart4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libatasmart4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libatasmart4

Dependencies

libatasmart4 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libatasmart4 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.