How To Install libmount1 on Debian 9

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmount1 on Debian 9.

What is libmount1

libmount1 is:

This device mounting library is used by mount and umount helpers.

There are three methods to install libmount1 on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libmount1 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libmount1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libmount1

Install libmount1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libmount1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libmount1

Install libmount1 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 libmount1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmount1

How To Uninstall libmount1 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libmount1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libmount1

Uninstall libmount1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libmount1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmount1

Remove libmount1 Configurations and Data

To remove libmount1 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libmount1

Remove libmount1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libmount1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmount1

Dependencies

libmount1 have the following dependencies:

• libblkid1
• libc6
• libselinux1

References

• libmount1 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmount1 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.