How To Install libvhdi-dbg on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvhdi-dbg on Debian 9. libvhdi-dbg is Virtual Hard Disk image format access library – debug symbols

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvhdi-dbg on Debian 9.

What is libvhdi-dbg

libvhdi-dbg is:

libvhdi is a library to access the Virtual Hard Disk (VHD) image format.

This package contains debug symbols.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libvhdi-dbg

Install libvhdi-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libvhdi-dbg

Install libvhdi-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 libvhdi-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libvhdi-dbg

How To Uninstall libvhdi-dbg on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libvhdi-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libvhdi-dbg

Uninstall libvhdi-dbg And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvhdi-dbg

Remove libvhdi-dbg Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libvhdi-dbg

Remove libvhdi-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libvhdi-dbg

Dependencies

libvhdi-dbg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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