How To Install libploop1 on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libploop1 on Debian 12.
What is libploop1
libploop1 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 the library for Parallels loopback (ploop) block device API.
There are three methods to install libploop1 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 libploop1 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libploop1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libploop1
Install libploop1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libploop1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libploop1
Install libploop1 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 libploop1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libploop1
How To Uninstall libploop1 on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libploop1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libploop1
Uninstall libploop1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libploop1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libploop1
Remove libploop1 Configurations and Data
To remove libploop1 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libploop1
Remove libploop1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libploop1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libploop1
Dependencies
libploop1 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libploop1 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
