How To Install simg2img on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install simg2img on Debian 9.
What is simg2img
simg2img is:
A command line tool to convert sparse images to raw images, which can then be manipulated with the standard tools.
There are three methods to install simg2img on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install simg2img Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install simg2img using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install simg2img
Install simg2img Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install simg2img using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install simg2img
Install simg2img 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 simg2img using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install simg2img
How To Uninstall simg2img on Debian 9
To uninstall only the simg2img package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove simg2img
Uninstall simg2img And Its Dependencies
To uninstall simg2img and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove simg2img
Remove simg2img Configurations and Data
To remove simg2img configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge simg2img
Remove simg2img configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove simg2img configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge simg2img
Dependencies
simg2img have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install simg2img package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.