How To Install libnvme-dev on Debian 12

Learn how to install libnvme-dev on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libnvme-dev is NVMe management library (development)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnvme-dev on Debian 12.

What is libnvme-dev

libnvme-dev is:

NVM Express (NVMe) is a interface specification for accessing non-volatile storage media, typically modern solid state drives (SSDs) through PCI Express (PCIe). libnvme provides library functions for accessing and managing NVMe devices.

This package contains the development files.

There are three methods to install libnvme-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 libnvme-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 libnvme-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libnvme-dev

Install libnvme-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libnvme-dev

Install libnvme-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 libnvme-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libnvme-dev

How To Uninstall libnvme-dev on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libnvme-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libnvme-dev

Uninstall libnvme-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libnvme-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnvme-dev

Remove libnvme-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libnvme-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libnvme-dev

Remove libnvme-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnvme-dev

Dependencies

libnvme-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnvme-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.