How To Install libbfio-dbg on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbfio-dbg on Debian 9. libbfio-dbg is Library to provide basic input/output abstraction (debug)

Introduction

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

What is libbfio-dbg

libbfio-dbg is:

Libbfio is a library to provide basic file input/output abstraction. It is used in multiple other libraries like libewf, libmsiecf, libnk2, libolecf and libpff. It is used to chain I/O to support file-in-file access.

This package contains the debugging symbols for libffio.

There are three methods to install libbfio-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 libbfio-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 libbfio-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libbfio-dbg

Install libbfio-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libbfio-dbg

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

sudo aptitude -y install libbfio-dbg

How To Uninstall libbfio-dbg on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove libbfio-dbg

Uninstall libbfio-dbg And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbfio-dbg

Remove libbfio-dbg Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libbfio-dbg

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

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

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

Dependencies

libbfio-dbg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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