How To Install dds2tar on Debian 10

Learn how to install dds2tar on Debian 10 with this tutorial. dds2tar is Tools for using DDS features of DAT drives with GNU tar

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dds2tar on Debian 10.

What is dds2tar

dds2tar is:

This tool makes use of the fast seek command of DAT devices. Files from a selected file archive can be extracted within one minute.

A script scsi_vendor is provided which may help in learning more about an unknown SCSI device. It is used by the mt-dds tool.

There are three methods to install dds2tar 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 dds2tar Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install dds2tar using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install dds2tar

Install dds2tar Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install dds2tar using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install dds2tar

Install dds2tar 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 dds2tar using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dds2tar

How To Uninstall dds2tar on Debian 10

To uninstall only the dds2tar package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove dds2tar

Uninstall dds2tar And Its Dependencies

To uninstall dds2tar and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dds2tar

Remove dds2tar Configurations and Data

To remove dds2tar configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge dds2tar

Remove dds2tar configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove dds2tar configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dds2tar

Dependencies

dds2tar have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install dds2tar package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.