How To Install libblkid1 on Debian 9

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libblkid1 on Debian 9.

What is libblkid1

libblkid1 is:

The blkid library allows system programs such as fsck and mount to quickly and easily find block devices by filesystem UUID or label. This allows system administrators to avoid specifying filesystems by hard-coded device names and use a logical naming system instead.

There are three methods to install libblkid1 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 libblkid1 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libblkid1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libblkid1

Install libblkid1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libblkid1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libblkid1

Install libblkid1 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 libblkid1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libblkid1

How To Uninstall libblkid1 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libblkid1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libblkid1

Uninstall libblkid1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libblkid1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libblkid1

Remove libblkid1 Configurations and Data

To remove libblkid1 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libblkid1

Remove libblkid1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libblkid1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libblkid1

Dependencies

libblkid1 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libuuid1

References

• libblkid1 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libblkid1 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.