How To Install bximage on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install bximage on Debian 9.
What is bximage
bximage is:
This tool is part of the Bochs project. Its purpose is to generate disk images that are used to allocate the guest operating system in Bochs environment.
There are three methods to install bximage 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 bximage Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install bximage using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install bximage
Install bximage Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install bximage using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install bximage
Install bximage 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 bximage using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install bximage
How To Uninstall bximage on Debian 9
To uninstall only the bximage package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove bximage
Uninstall bximage And Its Dependencies
To uninstall bximage and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove bximage
Remove bximage Configurations and Data
To remove bximage configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge bximage
Remove bximage configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove bximage configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bximage
Dependencies
bximage have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install bximage package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.