How To Install libdar-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdar-dev on Debian 9. libdar-dev is Disk ARchive

Introduction

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

What is libdar-dev

libdar-dev is:

Full featured archiver with support for differential backups, slices, compression, ATTR/ACL support. DAR also supports Pipes for remote operations, including with ssh.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libdar-dev

Install libdar-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libdar-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libdar-dev

How To Uninstall libdar-dev on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove libdar-dev

Uninstall libdar-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdar-dev

Remove libdar-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libdar-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libdar-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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