How to Install and Uninstall dmsetup Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)
Last updated: January 14,2025
Notice
You can also install and uninstall the dmsetup on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system
- MX Linux 23
- SparkyLinux
1. Install "dmsetup" package
This guide covers the steps necessary to install dmsetup on Debian 12 (Bookworm)
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sudo apt update
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sudo apt install
dmsetup
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2. Uninstall "dmsetup" package
In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall dmsetup on Debian 12 (Bookworm):
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sudo apt remove
dmsetup
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sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
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3. Information about the dmsetup package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)
Package: dmsetup
Source: lvm2 (2.03.16-2)
Version: 2:1.02.185-2
Installed-Size: 246
Maintainer: Debian LVM Team
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libdevmapper1.02.1 (>= 2:1.02.181)
Description: Linux Kernel Device Mapper userspace library
Description-md5: 53b782cbc29445e9c389c933898e1153
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://sourceware.org/lvm2/
Tag: admin::filesystem, implemented-in::c, interface::commandline,
role::program, scope::utility, use::configuring
Section: admin
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/l/lvm2/dmsetup_1.02.185-2_amd64.deb
Size: 82040
MD5sum: 0cf37f6e610cbe0bfeff16477cab5abb
SHA256: c73fc490b93c83550ed272de69ec96c5da30d4456b889f9e93c7fd8e53860b85
Source: lvm2 (2.03.16-2)
Version: 2:1.02.185-2
Installed-Size: 246
Maintainer: Debian LVM Team
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libdevmapper1.02.1 (>= 2:1.02.181)
Description: Linux Kernel Device Mapper userspace library
Description-md5: 53b782cbc29445e9c389c933898e1153
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://sourceware.org/lvm2/
Tag: admin::filesystem, implemented-in::c, interface::commandline,
role::program, scope::utility, use::configuring
Section: admin
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/l/lvm2/dmsetup_1.02.185-2_amd64.deb
Size: 82040
MD5sum: 0cf37f6e610cbe0bfeff16477cab5abb
SHA256: c73fc490b93c83550ed272de69ec96c5da30d4456b889f9e93c7fd8e53860b85