How To Install libvmdk-dbg on Debian 9

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

Introduction

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

What is libvmdk-dbg

libvmdk-dbg is:

libvmdk is a library to access the VMware Virtual Disk (VMDK) format.

This package contains debug symbols.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libvmdk-dbg

Install libvmdk-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libvmdk-dbg

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

sudo aptitude -y install libvmdk-dbg

How To Uninstall libvmdk-dbg on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove libvmdk-dbg

Uninstall libvmdk-dbg And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvmdk-dbg

Remove libvmdk-dbg Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libvmdk-dbg

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

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

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

Dependencies

libvmdk-dbg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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