How To Install dmktools on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dmktools on Debian 11.
What is dmktools
dmktools is:
Emulators such as OpenMSX attempt to emulate a real machine as best as possible. Some copy protection schemes rely on unformatted or bad sectors on floppy disks. The dmk format allows disk images to contain such unusual configurations. This package contains tools for generating and manipulating dmk image files.
There are three methods to install dmktools on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install dmktools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install dmktools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dmktools
Install dmktools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dmktools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dmktools
Install dmktools 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 dmktools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dmktools
How To Uninstall dmktools on Debian 11
To uninstall only the dmktools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dmktools
Uninstall dmktools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dmktools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dmktools
Remove dmktools Configurations and Data
To remove dmktools configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dmktools
Remove dmktools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dmktools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dmktools
Dependencies
dmktools have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dmktools package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
