How To Install libgfarm-dev on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgfarm-dev on Debian 11. libgfarm-dev is Gfarm file system development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgfarm-dev on Debian 11.

What is libgfarm-dev

libgfarm-dev is:

The Gfarm file system is designed to turn commodity PCs into nodes of a distributed storage network, implementing the Grid Datafarm architecture for global petascale data-intensive computing. It solves performance and reliability problems in NFS and AFS by means of multiple file replicas, and not only prevents performance degradation due to access concentration, but also supports fault tolerance and disaster recovery.

This package provides the static library, header files, and man pages required for Gfarm development.

There are three methods to install libgfarm-dev on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libgfarm-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 libgfarm-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgfarm-dev

Install libgfarm-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libgfarm-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libgfarm-dev

How To Uninstall libgfarm-dev on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove libgfarm-dev

Uninstall libgfarm-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgfarm-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgfarm-dev

Remove libgfarm-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libgfarm-dev configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgfarm-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libgfarm-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgfarm-dev package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.