How To Install udevil on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install udevil on Debian 11. udevil is Alternative storage media interface

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install udevil on Debian 11.

What is udevil

udevil is:

udevil mounts and unmounts removable devices and network shares without requiring a password (set suid), shows device information and monitors device changes. It includes the devmon automounting script.

There are three methods to install udevil 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 udevil Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install udevil using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install udevil

Install udevil Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install udevil using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install udevil

Install udevil 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 udevil using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install udevil

How To Uninstall udevil on Debian 11

To uninstall only the udevil package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove udevil

Uninstall udevil And Its Dependencies

To uninstall udevil and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove udevil

Remove udevil Configurations and Data

To remove udevil configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge udevil

Remove udevil configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove udevil configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge udevil

Dependencies

udevil have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install udevil package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.