How To Install libsmdev-dbg on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsmdev-dbg on Debian 9.
What is libsmdev-dbg
libsmdev-dbg is:
libsmdev is a library to access to storage media devices.
This package contains debug symbols.
There are three methods to install libsmdev-dbg 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 libsmdev-dbg Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libsmdev-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsmdev-dbg
Install libsmdev-dbg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsmdev-dbg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsmdev-dbg
Install libsmdev-dbg 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 libsmdev-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsmdev-dbg
How To Uninstall libsmdev-dbg on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libsmdev-dbg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsmdev-dbg
Uninstall libsmdev-dbg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsmdev-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsmdev-dbg
Remove libsmdev-dbg Configurations and Data
To remove libsmdev-dbg configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsmdev-dbg
Remove libsmdev-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsmdev-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsmdev-dbg
Dependencies
libsmdev-dbg have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsmdev-dbg package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
