How To Install libguestfs-reiserfs on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libguestfs-reiserfs on Debian 9.
What is libguestfs-reiserfs
libguestfs-reiserfs is:
The libguestfs library allows accessing and modifying guest disk images.
This package contains appliance fragments for ReiserFS support.
There are three methods to install libguestfs-reiserfs 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 libguestfs-reiserfs Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libguestfs-reiserfs using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libguestfs-reiserfs
Install libguestfs-reiserfs Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libguestfs-reiserfs using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libguestfs-reiserfs
Install libguestfs-reiserfs 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 libguestfs-reiserfs using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libguestfs-reiserfs
How To Uninstall libguestfs-reiserfs on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libguestfs-reiserfs package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libguestfs-reiserfs
Uninstall libguestfs-reiserfs And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libguestfs-reiserfs and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libguestfs-reiserfs
Remove libguestfs-reiserfs Configurations and Data
To remove libguestfs-reiserfs configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libguestfs-reiserfs
Remove libguestfs-reiserfs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libguestfs-reiserfs configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libguestfs-reiserfs
Dependencies
libguestfs-reiserfs have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libguestfs-reiserfs package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
