How To Install libatasmart4 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libatasmart4 on Debian 9.
What is libatasmart4
libatasmart4 is:
A small and lightweight parser library for ATA S.M.A.R.T. hard disk health monitoring.
This package contains the shared library.
There are three methods to install libatasmart4 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 libatasmart4 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libatasmart4 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libatasmart4
Install libatasmart4 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libatasmart4 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libatasmart4
Install libatasmart4 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 libatasmart4 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libatasmart4
How To Uninstall libatasmart4 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libatasmart4 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libatasmart4
Uninstall libatasmart4 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libatasmart4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libatasmart4
Remove libatasmart4 Configurations and Data
To remove libatasmart4 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libatasmart4
Remove libatasmart4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libatasmart4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libatasmart4
Dependencies
libatasmart4 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libatasmart4 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.