How To Install libbfio-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbfio-dev on Debian 9. libbfio-dev is Header files and libraries for developing applications for libbfio

Introduction

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

What is libbfio-dev

libbfio-dev 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 development files.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libbfio-dev

Install libbfio-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libbfio-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libbfio-dev

How To Uninstall libbfio-dev on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove libbfio-dev

Uninstall libbfio-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbfio-dev

Remove libbfio-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libbfio-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libbfio-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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