How To Install libguestfs-rescue on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libguestfs-rescue on Debian 11.
What is libguestfs-rescue
libguestfs-rescue is:
The libguestfs library allows accessing and modifying guest disk images.
This package contains additional tools to use inside the virt-rescue shell, such as ssh, network utilities, editors and debugging utilities.
There are three methods to install libguestfs-rescue on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libguestfs-rescue Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libguestfs-rescue using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libguestfs-rescue
Install libguestfs-rescue Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libguestfs-rescue using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libguestfs-rescue
Install libguestfs-rescue 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 libguestfs-rescue using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libguestfs-rescue
How To Uninstall libguestfs-rescue on Debian 11
To uninstall only the libguestfs-rescue package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libguestfs-rescue
Uninstall libguestfs-rescue And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libguestfs-rescue and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libguestfs-rescue
Remove libguestfs-rescue Configurations and Data
To remove libguestfs-rescue configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libguestfs-rescue
Remove libguestfs-rescue configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libguestfs-rescue configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libguestfs-rescue
Dependencies
libguestfs-rescue have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libguestfs-rescue package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.