How To Install squashfs-tools-dbg on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install squashfs-tools-dbg on Debian 9.
What is squashfs-tools-dbg
squashfs-tools-dbg is:
Squashfs is a highly compressed read-only filesystem for Linux. It uses zlib compression to compress both files, inodes and directories. Inodes in the system are very small and all blocks are packed to minimise data overhead. Block sizes greater than 4K are supported up to a maximum of 64K.
This package contains the debugging symbols.
There are three methods to install squashfs-tools-dbg 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 squashfs-tools-dbg Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install squashfs-tools-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install squashfs-tools-dbg
Install squashfs-tools-dbg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install squashfs-tools-dbg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install squashfs-tools-dbg
Install squashfs-tools-dbg 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 squashfs-tools-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install squashfs-tools-dbg
How To Uninstall squashfs-tools-dbg on Debian 9
To uninstall only the squashfs-tools-dbg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove squashfs-tools-dbg
Uninstall squashfs-tools-dbg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall squashfs-tools-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove squashfs-tools-dbg
Remove squashfs-tools-dbg Configurations and Data
To remove squashfs-tools-dbg configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge squashfs-tools-dbg
Remove squashfs-tools-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove squashfs-tools-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge squashfs-tools-dbg
Dependencies
squashfs-tools-dbg have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install squashfs-tools-dbg package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.