How to Install dmsetup software package in Debian 7 (Wheezy)

How to Install dmsetup software package in Debian 7 (Wheezy)

dmsetup software package provides Linux Kernel Device Mapper userspace library, you can install in your Debian 7 (Wheezy) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install dmsetup 

dmsetup is installed in your system.

Make ensure the dmsetup package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep dmsetup *

You will get with dmsetup package name, version, architecture and description in a table

dmsetup package basic information:

Distro Debian 7 wheezy
Section Administration Utilities
Package dmsetup
Version 2:1.02.74-8
Description Linux Kernel Device Mapper userspace library
Sub Section Admin


See Also, How to uninstall or remove dmsetup software package from Debian 7 (Wheezy)?