How To Install ldmtool on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ldmtool on Debian 9.
What is ldmtool
ldmtool is:
ldmtool exposes libldm’s functionality as a command-line tool.
There are three methods to install ldmtool 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 ldmtool Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ldmtool using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ldmtool
Install ldmtool Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ldmtool using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ldmtool
Install ldmtool 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 ldmtool using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ldmtool
How To Uninstall ldmtool on Debian 9
To uninstall only the ldmtool package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ldmtool
Uninstall ldmtool And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ldmtool and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ldmtool
Remove ldmtool Configurations and Data
To remove ldmtool configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ldmtool
Remove ldmtool configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ldmtool configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ldmtool
Dependencies
ldmtool have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ldmtool package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.