How To Install libblockdev2 on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libblockdev2 on Debian 12.
What is libblockdev2
libblockdev2 is:
libblockdev is a C library with GObject introspection support that can be used for doing low-level operations with block devices like setting up LVM, BTRFS, LUKS or MD RAID.
The library uses plugins (LVM, BTRFS,…) and serves as a thin wrapper around its plugins’ functionality. All the plugins, however, can be used as standalone libraries. One of the core principles of libblockdev is that it is stateless from the storage configuration’s perspective (e.g. it has no information about VGs when creating an LV).
There are three methods to install libblockdev2 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 libblockdev2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libblockdev2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libblockdev2
Install libblockdev2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libblockdev2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libblockdev2
Install libblockdev2 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 libblockdev2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libblockdev2
How To Uninstall libblockdev2 on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libblockdev2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libblockdev2
Uninstall libblockdev2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libblockdev2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libblockdev2
Remove libblockdev2 Configurations and Data
To remove libblockdev2 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libblockdev2
Remove libblockdev2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libblockdev2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libblockdev2
Dependencies
libblockdev2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libblockdev2 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.