How To Install libblockdev-nvdimm2 on Debian 12

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libblockdev-nvdimm2 on Debian 12.

What is libblockdev-nvdimm2

libblockdev-nvdimm2 is:

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

There are three methods to install libblockdev-nvdimm2 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-nvdimm2 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-nvdimm2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libblockdev-nvdimm2

Install libblockdev-nvdimm2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libblockdev-nvdimm2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libblockdev-nvdimm2

Install libblockdev-nvdimm2 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-nvdimm2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libblockdev-nvdimm2

How To Uninstall libblockdev-nvdimm2 on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libblockdev-nvdimm2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libblockdev-nvdimm2

Uninstall libblockdev-nvdimm2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libblockdev-nvdimm2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libblockdev-nvdimm2

Remove libblockdev-nvdimm2 Configurations and Data

To remove libblockdev-nvdimm2 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libblockdev-nvdimm2

Remove libblockdev-nvdimm2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libblockdev-nvdimm2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libblockdev-nvdimm2

Dependencies

libblockdev-nvdimm2 have the following dependencies:

• libblockdev-utils2
• libc6
• libglib2.0-0
• libndctl6
• libuuid1

References

• libblockdev-nvdimm2 website
• libblockdev-nvdimm2 on packages.debian.org

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libblockdev-nvdimm2 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.