How To Install libsmartcols1 on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsmartcols1 on Debian 11. libsmartcols1 is smart column output alignment library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsmartcols1 on Debian 11.

What is libsmartcols1

libsmartcols1 is:

This smart column output alignment library is used by fdisk utilities.

There are three methods to install libsmartcols1 on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libsmartcols1 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libsmartcols1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsmartcols1

Install libsmartcols1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsmartcols1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsmartcols1

Install libsmartcols1 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 libsmartcols1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsmartcols1

How To Uninstall libsmartcols1 on Debian 11

To uninstall only the libsmartcols1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsmartcols1

Uninstall libsmartcols1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsmartcols1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsmartcols1

Remove libsmartcols1 Configurations and Data

To remove libsmartcols1 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsmartcols1

Remove libsmartcols1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libsmartcols1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsmartcols1

Dependencies

libsmartcols1 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsmartcols1 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.