How To Install libblockdev-mdraid2 on Debian 12

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libblockdev-mdraid2 on Debian 12.

What is libblockdev-mdraid2

libblockdev-mdraid2 is:

The libblockdev library plugin (and at the same time a standalone library) providing the functionality related to MD RAID.

There are three methods to install libblockdev-mdraid2 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-mdraid2 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-mdraid2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libblockdev-mdraid2

Install libblockdev-mdraid2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libblockdev-mdraid2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libblockdev-mdraid2

Install libblockdev-mdraid2 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-mdraid2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libblockdev-mdraid2

How To Uninstall libblockdev-mdraid2 on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libblockdev-mdraid2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libblockdev-mdraid2

Uninstall libblockdev-mdraid2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libblockdev-mdraid2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libblockdev-mdraid2

Remove libblockdev-mdraid2 Configurations and Data

To remove libblockdev-mdraid2 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libblockdev-mdraid2

Remove libblockdev-mdraid2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libblockdev-mdraid2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libblockdev-mdraid2

Dependencies

libblockdev-mdraid2 have the following dependencies:

• libblockdev-utils2
• libbytesize1
• libc6
• libglib2.0-0
• mdadm

References

• libblockdev-mdraid2 website
• libblockdev-mdraid2 on packages.debian.org

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libblockdev-mdraid2 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.