How To Install libsmdev1 on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsmdev1 on Debian 11.
What is libsmdev1
libsmdev1 is:
libsmdev is a library to access to storage media devices.
This package contains the shared library.
There are three methods to install libsmdev1 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 libsmdev1 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libsmdev1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsmdev1
Install libsmdev1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsmdev1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsmdev1
Install libsmdev1 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 libsmdev1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsmdev1
How To Uninstall libsmdev1 on Debian 11
To uninstall only the libsmdev1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsmdev1
Uninstall libsmdev1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsmdev1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsmdev1
Remove libsmdev1 Configurations and Data
To remove libsmdev1 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsmdev1
Remove libsmdev1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsmdev1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsmdev1
Dependencies
libsmdev1 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsmdev1 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.