How To Install libldm-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libldm-dev on Debian 12.
What is libldm-dev
libldm-dev is:
libldm is a library for managing Microsoft Windows dynamic disks, which use Microsoft’s LDM metadata. It can inspect them, and also create and remove device-mapper block devices which can be mounted.
This package includes the headers
There are three methods to install libldm-dev 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 libldm-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libldm-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libldm-dev
Install libldm-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libldm-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libldm-dev
Install libldm-dev 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 libldm-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libldm-dev
How To Uninstall libldm-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libldm-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libldm-dev
Uninstall libldm-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libldm-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libldm-dev
Remove libldm-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libldm-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libldm-dev
Remove libldm-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libldm-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libldm-dev
Dependencies
libldm-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libldm-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.