How To Install libnbd-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnbd-dev on Debian 12.
What is libnbd-dev
libnbd-dev is:
NBD ?? Network Block Device ?? is a protocol for accessing Block Devices (hard disks and disk-like things) over a Network.
This is the NBD client library in userspace, a simple library for writing NBD clients.
This package contains the development files.
There are three methods to install libnbd-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 libnbd-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 libnbd-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libnbd-dev
Install libnbd-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libnbd-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libnbd-dev
Install libnbd-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 libnbd-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libnbd-dev
How To Uninstall libnbd-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libnbd-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libnbd-dev
Uninstall libnbd-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libnbd-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnbd-dev
Remove libnbd-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libnbd-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libnbd-dev
Remove libnbd-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libnbd-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnbd-dev
Dependencies
libnbd-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnbd-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
