How To Install libsmdev-utils on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsmdev-utils on Debian 11.
What is libsmdev-utils
libsmdev-utils is:
libsmdev is a library to access to storage media devices.
This package contains smdevinfo, a tool to determine information about storage media devices.
There are three methods to install libsmdev-utils 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 libsmdev-utils 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-utils using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsmdev-utils
Install libsmdev-utils Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsmdev-utils using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsmdev-utils
Install libsmdev-utils 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-utils using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsmdev-utils
How To Uninstall libsmdev-utils on Debian 11
To uninstall only the libsmdev-utils package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsmdev-utils
Uninstall libsmdev-utils And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsmdev-utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsmdev-utils
Remove libsmdev-utils Configurations and Data
To remove libsmdev-utils configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsmdev-utils
Remove libsmdev-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsmdev-utils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsmdev-utils
Dependencies
libsmdev-utils have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsmdev-utils package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.