How To Install libpmount-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpmount-dev on Debian 9.
What is libpmount-dev
libpmount-dev is:
This library implements functions pmount() and pumount() as wrappers to the real mount/unmount unportable interfaces on each platform.
Its goal is to provide a consistent interface application programmers can rely on for mounting and umounting filesystems without having to address kernel-related portability problems.
This package contains the static object and header files of libpmount.
There are three methods to install libpmount-dev 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 libpmount-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 libpmount-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpmount-dev
Install libpmount-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpmount-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpmount-dev
Install libpmount-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 libpmount-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpmount-dev
How To Uninstall libpmount-dev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libpmount-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpmount-dev
Uninstall libpmount-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpmount-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpmount-dev
Remove libpmount-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libpmount-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpmount-dev
Remove libpmount-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpmount-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpmount-dev
Dependencies
libpmount-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpmount-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.