How To Install libbde-dbg on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbde-dbg on Debian 9. libbde-dbg is BitLocker Drive Encryption access library – debug symbols

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbde-dbg on Debian 9.

What is libbde-dbg

libbde-dbg is:

The BDE format is used by Microsoft Windows (Vista and later) to encrypt data on a storage media volume.

This package includes the debug symbols.

There are three methods to install libbde-dbg 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 libbde-dbg Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libbde-dbg

Install libbde-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libbde-dbg

Install libbde-dbg 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 libbde-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libbde-dbg

How To Uninstall libbde-dbg on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libbde-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libbde-dbg

Uninstall libbde-dbg And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbde-dbg

Remove libbde-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove libbde-dbg configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libbde-dbg

Remove libbde-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libbde-dbg

Dependencies

libbde-dbg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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