How To Install makebootfat on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install makebootfat on Debian 12.
What is makebootfat
makebootfat is:
Makebootfat is a command line utility able to create bootable USB disks using the FAT filesystem and syslinux.
Makebootfat is the most advanced tool available able to make bootable USB disks. It is able to autodetect/partition/format/populate the USB disk in a single step without any user interaction. It’s also able to create disk images which are compatible with all the three standards USB-FDD, USB-HDD and USB-ZIP at the same time.
There are three methods to install makebootfat 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 makebootfat Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install makebootfat using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install makebootfat
Install makebootfat Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install makebootfat using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install makebootfat
Install makebootfat 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 makebootfat using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install makebootfat
How To Uninstall makebootfat on Debian 12
To uninstall only the makebootfat package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove makebootfat
Uninstall makebootfat And Its Dependencies
To uninstall makebootfat and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove makebootfat
Remove makebootfat Configurations and Data
To remove makebootfat configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge makebootfat
Remove makebootfat configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove makebootfat configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge makebootfat
Dependencies
makebootfat have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install makebootfat package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.