How To Install kpartx on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install kpartx on Debian 9.
What is kpartx
kpartx is:
Kpartx can be used to set up device mappings for the partitions of any partitioned block device. It is part of the Linux multipath-tools.
There are three methods to install kpartx 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 kpartx Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install kpartx using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install kpartx
Install kpartx Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install kpartx using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install kpartx
Install kpartx 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 kpartx using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install kpartx
How To Uninstall kpartx on Debian 9
To uninstall only the kpartx package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove kpartx
Uninstall kpartx And Its Dependencies
To uninstall kpartx and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove kpartx
Remove kpartx Configurations and Data
To remove kpartx configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge kpartx
Remove kpartx configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove kpartx configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kpartx
Dependencies
kpartx have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install kpartx package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.