How To Install dvhtool on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dvhtool on Debian 10.
What is dvhtool
dvhtool is:
This tool is used to manipulate volume headers of devices using sgi disk labels, like moving files into and out of the volume header.
There are three methods to install dvhtool 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 dvhtool Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install dvhtool using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dvhtool
Install dvhtool Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dvhtool using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dvhtool
Install dvhtool 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 dvhtool using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dvhtool
How To Uninstall dvhtool on Debian 10
To uninstall only the dvhtool package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dvhtool
Uninstall dvhtool And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dvhtool and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dvhtool
Remove dvhtool Configurations and Data
To remove dvhtool configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dvhtool
Remove dvhtool configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dvhtool configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dvhtool
Dependencies
dvhtool have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dvhtool package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
