How To Install libuutil3linux on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libuutil3linux on Debian 12.
What is libuutil3linux
libuutil3linux is:
This library provides a variety of glue functions for ZFS on Linux:
- libspl: The Solaris Porting Layer userland library, which provides APIs that make it possible to run Solaris user code in a Linux environment with relatively minimal modification.
- libavl: The Adelson-Velskii Landis balanced binary tree manipulation library.
- libefi: The Extensible Firmware Interface library for GUID disk partitioning.
- libshare: NFS, SMB, and iSCSI service integration for ZFS.
There are three methods to install libuutil3linux 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 libuutil3linux Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libuutil3linux using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libuutil3linux
Install libuutil3linux Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libuutil3linux using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libuutil3linux
Install libuutil3linux 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 libuutil3linux using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libuutil3linux
How To Uninstall libuutil3linux on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libuutil3linux package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libuutil3linux
Uninstall libuutil3linux And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libuutil3linux and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libuutil3linux
Remove libuutil3linux Configurations and Data
To remove libuutil3linux configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libuutil3linux
Remove libuutil3linux configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libuutil3linux configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libuutil3linux
Dependencies
libuutil3linux have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libuutil3linux package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
