How To Install partclone on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install partclone on Debian 11.
What is partclone
partclone is:
Partclone is a project like the well-known backup utility “Partition Image” a.k.a. partimage.
Partclone provides utilities to back up used blocks and design for highest compatibility with file system using supported libraries like e2fslibs.
check the project website for more details http://partclone.org
There are three methods to install partclone 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 partclone Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install partclone using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install partclone
Install partclone Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install partclone using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install partclone
Install partclone 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 partclone using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install partclone
How To Uninstall partclone on Debian 11
To uninstall only the partclone package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove partclone
Uninstall partclone And Its Dependencies
To uninstall partclone and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove partclone
Remove partclone Configurations and Data
To remove partclone configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge partclone
Remove partclone configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove partclone configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge partclone
Dependencies
partclone have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install partclone package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.