How To Install libmodulemd2 on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmodulemd2 on Debian 12.
What is libmodulemd2
libmodulemd2 is:
The libmodulemd API provides an interface for handling metadata files describing the modular repositories introduced in the Fedora project and RedHat Enterprise Linux.
This package contains the shared library.
There are three methods to install libmodulemd2 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 libmodulemd2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libmodulemd2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmodulemd2
Install libmodulemd2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmodulemd2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmodulemd2
Install libmodulemd2 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 libmodulemd2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmodulemd2
How To Uninstall libmodulemd2 on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libmodulemd2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmodulemd2
Uninstall libmodulemd2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmodulemd2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmodulemd2
Remove libmodulemd2 Configurations and Data
To remove libmodulemd2 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmodulemd2
Remove libmodulemd2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmodulemd2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmodulemd2
Dependencies
libmodulemd2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmodulemd2 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
