How To Install libiscsi7 on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libiscsi7 on Debian 12.
What is libiscsi7
libiscsi7 is:
Libiscsi is a clientside library to implement the iSCSI protocol that can be used to access resource of an iSCSI Target.
The library is fully async with regards to iscsi commands and scsi tasks, but a sync layer is also provided for ease of use for simpler applications.
This package contains the library itself.
There are three methods to install libiscsi7 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 libiscsi7 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libiscsi7 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libiscsi7
Install libiscsi7 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libiscsi7 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libiscsi7
Install libiscsi7 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 libiscsi7 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libiscsi7
How To Uninstall libiscsi7 on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libiscsi7 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libiscsi7
Uninstall libiscsi7 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libiscsi7 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libiscsi7
Remove libiscsi7 Configurations and Data
To remove libiscsi7 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libiscsi7
Remove libiscsi7 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libiscsi7 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libiscsi7
Dependencies
libiscsi7 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libiscsi7 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
