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