How To Install nbd-client on Debian 10

Learn how to install nbd-client on Debian 10 with this tutorial. nbd-client is Network Block Device protocol - client

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install nbd-client on Debian 10.

What is nbd-client

nbd-client is:

Network Block Device (NBD) is a client/server protocol that emulates a block device (such as a hard disk, a floppy, or a CD-ROM) over the network, thus giving the system the ability to swap over the network, or to use raw network disk space for other purposes.

However, writing to one Network Block Device from different clients simultaneously is not recommended, and would probably result in data loss. If you want multiple clients to share a remote resource, use a network file system such as NFS or Coda.

This package provides the client binary for NBD.

There are three methods to install nbd-client on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install nbd-client Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install nbd-client using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install nbd-client

Install nbd-client Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install nbd-client

Install nbd-client 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 nbd-client using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install nbd-client

How To Uninstall nbd-client on Debian 10

To uninstall only the nbd-client package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove nbd-client

Uninstall nbd-client And Its Dependencies

To uninstall nbd-client and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove nbd-client

Remove nbd-client Configurations and Data

To remove nbd-client configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge nbd-client

Remove nbd-client configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nbd-client

Dependencies

nbd-client have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install nbd-client package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.