How To Install libsnapper4 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsnapper4 on Debian 9.
What is libsnapper4
libsnapper4 is:
Snapper is a tool for Linux filesystem snapshot management. Apart from the obvious creation and deletion of snapshots, it can compare snapshots and revert differences between snapshots. In simple terms, this allows root and non-root users to view older versions of files and revert changes.
This package contains the runtime library for snapper, allowing the development of third-party tools.
There are three methods to install libsnapper4 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 libsnapper4 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libsnapper4 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsnapper4
Install libsnapper4 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsnapper4 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsnapper4
Install libsnapper4 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 libsnapper4 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsnapper4
How To Uninstall libsnapper4 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libsnapper4 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsnapper4
Uninstall libsnapper4 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsnapper4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsnapper4
Remove libsnapper4 Configurations and Data
To remove libsnapper4 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsnapper4
Remove libsnapper4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsnapper4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsnapper4
Dependencies
libsnapper4 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsnapper4 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
