How To Install libploop-dev on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libploop-dev on Debian 10.
What is libploop-dev
libploop-dev is:
Ploop is a disk loopback block device, not unlike loop but with many features like dynamic resize, snapshots, backups etc. The main idea is to put container filesystem in a file.
This package contains headers and a static version of Parallels loopback (ploop) block device API library.
There are three methods to install libploop-dev on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libploop-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 libploop-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libploop-dev
Install libploop-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libploop-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libploop-dev
Install libploop-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 libploop-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libploop-dev
How To Uninstall libploop-dev on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libploop-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libploop-dev
Uninstall libploop-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libploop-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libploop-dev
Remove libploop-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libploop-dev configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libploop-dev
Remove libploop-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libploop-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libploop-dev
Dependencies
libploop-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libploop-dev package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.