How To Install libblockdev-vdo2 on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libblockdev-vdo2 on Debian 10.
What is libblockdev-vdo2
libblockdev-vdo2 is:
The libblockdev library plugin (and at the same time a standalone library) providing the functionality related to Virtual Data Optimizer (VDO).
There are three methods to install libblockdev-vdo2 on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libblockdev-vdo2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libblockdev-vdo2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libblockdev-vdo2
Install libblockdev-vdo2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libblockdev-vdo2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libblockdev-vdo2
Install libblockdev-vdo2 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 libblockdev-vdo2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libblockdev-vdo2
How To Uninstall libblockdev-vdo2 on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libblockdev-vdo2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libblockdev-vdo2
Uninstall libblockdev-vdo2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libblockdev-vdo2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libblockdev-vdo2
Remove libblockdev-vdo2 Configurations and Data
To remove libblockdev-vdo2 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libblockdev-vdo2
Remove libblockdev-vdo2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libblockdev-vdo2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libblockdev-vdo2
Dependencies
libblockdev-vdo2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libblockdev-vdo2 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
