How To Install nbdkit on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install nbdkit on Debian 10.
What is nbdkit
nbdkit is:
NBD is a protocol for accessing block Devices (hard disks and disk-like things) over a network. nbdkit is a multithreaded NBD server with a well-documented, simple plugin API with a stable ABI guarantee that allows for easy creation of “unconventional” block devices.
This package provides the nbdkit binary and a the file, gzip, and xz, plugins.
There are three methods to install nbdkit on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install nbdkit Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install nbdkit using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install nbdkit
Install nbdkit Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install nbdkit using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install nbdkit
Install nbdkit 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 nbdkit using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install nbdkit
How To Uninstall nbdkit on Debian 10
To uninstall only the nbdkit package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove nbdkit
Uninstall nbdkit And Its Dependencies
To uninstall nbdkit and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove nbdkit
Remove nbdkit Configurations and Data
To remove nbdkit configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge nbdkit
Remove nbdkit configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove nbdkit configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nbdkit
Dependencies
nbdkit have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install nbdkit package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.