How To Install hdmi2usb-fx2-firmware on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install hdmi2usb-fx2-firmware on Debian 9. hdmi2usb-fx2-firmware is FX2 firmware for hdmi2usb board development

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install hdmi2usb-fx2-firmware on Debian 9.

What is hdmi2usb-fx2-firmware

hdmi2usb-fx2-firmware is:

This package contains the FX2 firmware for several modes of the Numato Opsis board’s USB interface.

It is used for flashing updates to the board.

There are three methods to install hdmi2usb-fx2-firmware 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 hdmi2usb-fx2-firmware Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install hdmi2usb-fx2-firmware using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install hdmi2usb-fx2-firmware

Install hdmi2usb-fx2-firmware Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install hdmi2usb-fx2-firmware using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install hdmi2usb-fx2-firmware

Install hdmi2usb-fx2-firmware 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 hdmi2usb-fx2-firmware using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install hdmi2usb-fx2-firmware

How To Uninstall hdmi2usb-fx2-firmware on Debian 9

To uninstall only the hdmi2usb-fx2-firmware package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove hdmi2usb-fx2-firmware

Uninstall hdmi2usb-fx2-firmware And Its Dependencies

To uninstall hdmi2usb-fx2-firmware and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove hdmi2usb-fx2-firmware

Remove hdmi2usb-fx2-firmware Configurations and Data

To remove hdmi2usb-fx2-firmware configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge hdmi2usb-fx2-firmware

Remove hdmi2usb-fx2-firmware configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove hdmi2usb-fx2-firmware configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge hdmi2usb-fx2-firmware

Dependencies

hdmi2usb-fx2-firmware have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install hdmi2usb-fx2-firmware package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.