How To Install libsmdev-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsmdev-dev on Debian 12.
What is libsmdev-dev
libsmdev-dev is:
libsmdev is a library to access to storage media devices.
This package includes the development support files.
There are three methods to install libsmdev-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 libsmdev-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 libsmdev-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsmdev-dev
Install libsmdev-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsmdev-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsmdev-dev
Install libsmdev-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 libsmdev-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsmdev-dev
How To Uninstall libsmdev-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libsmdev-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsmdev-dev
Uninstall libsmdev-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsmdev-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsmdev-dev
Remove libsmdev-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libsmdev-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsmdev-dev
Remove libsmdev-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsmdev-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsmdev-dev
Dependencies
libsmdev-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsmdev-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
