How To Install libdfu-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdfu-dev on Debian 9.
What is libdfu-dev
libdfu-dev is:
fwupd is a daemon to allow session software to update device firmware. You can either use a GUI software manager like GNOME Software to view and apply updates, the command-line tool or the system D-Bus interface directly. Currently, firmware updates using the UEFI capsule format and for the ColorHug are supported. More formats may be supported in the future. See https://github.com/hughsie/fwupd for details
This package provides the development files for libdfu
There are three methods to install libdfu-dev 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 libdfu-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libdfu-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libdfu-dev
Install libdfu-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libdfu-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libdfu-dev
Install libdfu-dev 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 libdfu-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libdfu-dev
How To Uninstall libdfu-dev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libdfu-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libdfu-dev
Uninstall libdfu-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libdfu-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdfu-dev
Remove libdfu-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libdfu-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libdfu-dev
Remove libdfu-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libdfu-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdfu-dev
Dependencies
libdfu-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdfu-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
