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libvmdk

Library to access the VMware Virtual Disk (VMDK) format

About libvmdk

Library to access the VMware Virtual Disk (VMDK) format

This project links 21 native package records across 5 recorded operating-system releases. Compare the retained versions and architectures below, then open the package for your own release.

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Debian 12 (Bookworm): 4 package records; Debian 13 (Trixie): 4 package records; openSUSE Leap 15.6: 4 package records; openSUSE Leap 16.0: 4 package records; openSUSE Tumbleweed: 5 package records. Catalog coverage diagram, not an application screenshot.libvmdk: recorded package coverageDebian 12 (Bookworm)4 recordsDebian 13 (Trixie)4 recordsopenSUSE Leap 15.64 recordsopenSUSE Leap 16.04 recordsopenSUSE Tumbleweed5 records
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Project identity

Project
libvmdk
Publisher
Not authoritatively mapped
Native package records
21
Operating systems
debian-12, debian-13, opensuse-leap-15-6, opensuse-leap-16-0, opensuse-tumbleweed
License expression
GFDL-1.3-or-later AND LGPL-3.0-or-later
Metadata completeness
100/100 (not a software quality rating)
Homepage
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Source repository
Open source repository

Source-reported description

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The libvmdk library is a library to access the VMware Virtual Disk (VMDK) format. Read supported extent file formats: * RAW (flat) * COWD version 1 (sparse) * VMDK version 1, 2 and 3 (sparse) Supported VMDK format features: * delta links * grain compression * data markers VMDK format features not supported at the moment: * images that use a physical device * changed block tracking (CBT) (supported by VMDK version 3 (sparse)) / change tracking files

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Packages by operating system

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Debian 12 (Bookworm)

  1. libvmdk1

    Debian 12 (Bookworm) / libs / source libvmdk

    20200926-2+b2

    VMWare Virtual Disk format access library

    amd64arm64bookworm
  2. libvmdk-dev

    Debian 12 (Bookworm) / libdevel / source libvmdk

    20200926-2+b2

    VMWare Virtual Disk format access library -- development files

    amd64arm64bookworm
  3. libvmdk-utils

    Debian 12 (Bookworm) / otherosfs / source libvmdk

    20200926-2+b2

    VMWare Virtual Disk format access library -- Utilities

    amd64arm64bookworm
  4. python3-libvmdk

    Debian 12 (Bookworm) / python / source libvmdk

    20200926-2+b2

    VMWare Virtual Disk format access library -- Python 3 bindings

    amd64arm64bookworm

Debian 13 (Trixie)

  1. libvmdk1

    Debian 13 (Trixie) / libs / source libvmdk

    20240510-1+b1

    VMWare Virtual Disk format access library

    amd64arm64trixie
  2. libvmdk-dev

    Debian 13 (Trixie) / libdevel / source libvmdk

    20240510-1+b1

    VMWare Virtual Disk format access library -- development files

    amd64arm64trixie
  3. libvmdk-utils

    Debian 13 (Trixie) / otherosfs / source libvmdk

    20240510-1+b1

    VMWare Virtual Disk format access library -- Utilities

    amd64arm64trixie
  4. python3-libvmdk

    Debian 13 (Trixie) / python / source libvmdk

    20240510-1+b1

    VMWare Virtual Disk format access library -- Python 3 bindings

    amd64arm64trixie

openSUSE Leap 15.6

  1. libvmdk1

    openSUSE Leap 15.6 / System/Libraries / source libvmdk

    20221124-bp156.2.7

    Library to access the VMDK image format

    aarch64ppc64les390xx86_64leap-15.6
  2. libvmdk-devel

    openSUSE Leap 15.6 / Development/Libraries/C and C++ / source libvmdk

    20221124-bp156.2.7

    Header files and libraries for developing applications for libvmdk

    aarch64ppc64les390xx86_64leap-15.6
  3. libvmdk-tools

    openSUSE Leap 15.6 / Productivity/File utilities / source libvmdk

    20221124-bp156.2.7

    Tools to access the VMDK image format

    aarch64ppc64les390xx86_64leap-15.6
  4. python3-libvmdk

    openSUSE Leap 15.6 / Productivity/File utilities / source libvmdk

    20221124-bp156.2.7

    Library to access the VMware Virtual Disk (VMDK) format

    aarch64ppc64les390xx86_64leap-15.6

openSUSE Leap 16.0

  1. libvmdk1

    openSUSE Leap 16.0 / System/Libraries / source libvmdk

    20240510-bp160.1.13

    Library to access the VMDK image format

    aarch64ppc64les390xx86_64leap-16.0
  2. libvmdk-devel

    openSUSE Leap 16.0 / Development/Libraries/C and C++ / source libvmdk

    20240510-bp160.1.13

    Header files and libraries for developing applications for libvmdk

    aarch64ppc64les390xx86_64leap-16.0
  3. libvmdk-tools

    openSUSE Leap 16.0 / Productivity/File utilities / source libvmdk

    20240510-bp160.1.13

    Tools to access the VMDK image format

    aarch64ppc64les390xx86_64leap-16.0
  4. python313-libvmdk

    openSUSE Leap 16.0 / Productivity/File utilities / source libvmdk

    20240510-bp160.1.13

    Library to access the VMware Virtual Disk (VMDK) format

    aarch64ppc64les390xx86_64leap-16.0

openSUSE Tumbleweed

  1. libvmdk1

    openSUSE Tumbleweed / System/Libraries / source libvmdk

    20260714-1.2

    Library to access the VMDK image format

    x86_64tumbleweed
  2. libvmdk-devel

    openSUSE Tumbleweed / Development/Libraries/C and C++ / source libvmdk

    20260714-1.2

    Header files and libraries for developing applications for libvmdk

    x86_64tumbleweed
  3. libvmdk-tools

    openSUSE Tumbleweed / Productivity/File utilities / source libvmdk

    20260714-1.2

    Tools to access the VMDK image format

    x86_64tumbleweed
  4. python313-libvmdk

    openSUSE Tumbleweed / Productivity/File utilities / source libvmdk

    20260714-1.2

    Library to access the VMware Virtual Disk (VMDK) format

    x86_64tumbleweed
  5. python314-libvmdk

    openSUSE Tumbleweed / Productivity/File utilities / source libvmdk

    20260714-1.2

    Library to access the VMware Virtual Disk (VMDK) format

    x86_64tumbleweed

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