How To Install libblockdev-fs2 on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libblockdev-fs2 on Debian 12.
What is libblockdev-fs2
libblockdev-fs2 is:
The libblockdev library plugin (and at the same time a standalone library) providing the functionality related to operations with file systems.
There are three methods to install libblockdev-fs2 on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libblockdev-fs2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libblockdev-fs2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libblockdev-fs2
Install libblockdev-fs2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libblockdev-fs2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libblockdev-fs2
Install libblockdev-fs2 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 libblockdev-fs2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libblockdev-fs2
How To Uninstall libblockdev-fs2 on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libblockdev-fs2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libblockdev-fs2
Uninstall libblockdev-fs2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libblockdev-fs2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libblockdev-fs2
Remove libblockdev-fs2 Configurations and Data
To remove libblockdev-fs2 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libblockdev-fs2
Remove libblockdev-fs2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libblockdev-fs2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libblockdev-fs2
Dependencies
libblockdev-fs2 have the following dependencies:
- libblkid1
- libblockdev-part-err2
- libblockdev-utils2
- libc6
- libglib2.0-0
- libmount1
- libparted-fs-resize0
- libparted2
- e2fsprogs
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libblockdev-fs2 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
