How to Install dmsetup software package in Debian 9 (Stretch)

How to Install dmsetup software package in Debian 9 (Stretch)

dmsetup software package provides Linux Kernel Device Mapper userspace library, you can install in your Debian 9 (Stretch) 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 9 stretch
Section Administration Utilities
Package dmsetup
Version 2:1.02.90-2.2+deb8u1
Description Linux Kernel Device Mapper userspace library
Sub Section admin


See Also, How to uninstall or remove dmsetup software package from Debian 9 (Stretch)?