How To Install cycfx2prog on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install cycfx2prog on Debian 9. cycfx2prog is Cypress EZ-USB FX2 (LP) programmer

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cycfx2prog on Debian 9.

What is cycfx2prog

cycfx2prog is:

CycFX2Prog is a tool for programming the EZ-USB FX2 controller (i.e. downloading 8051 firmware into the RAM of the device) and doing basic endpoint communication for testing purposes.

There are three methods to install cycfx2prog on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install cycfx2prog Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install cycfx2prog using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install cycfx2prog

Install cycfx2prog Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install cycfx2prog using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install cycfx2prog

Install cycfx2prog 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 cycfx2prog using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cycfx2prog

How To Uninstall cycfx2prog on Debian 9

To uninstall only the cycfx2prog package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove cycfx2prog

Uninstall cycfx2prog And Its Dependencies

To uninstall cycfx2prog and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cycfx2prog

Remove cycfx2prog Configurations and Data

To remove cycfx2prog configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge cycfx2prog

Remove cycfx2prog configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove cycfx2prog configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cycfx2prog

Dependencies

cycfx2prog have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install cycfx2prog package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.