How To Install libfap6 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfap6 on Debian 9.
What is libfap6
libfap6 is:
libfap is a C port of the Ham::APRS::FAP Finnish APRS Parser (Fabulous APRS Parser) Perl module. As the original Perl code, libfap parses normal, mic-e and compressed location packets, NMEA location packets, objects, items, messages, telemetry and most weather packets. For more description, see the Perl module.
There are three methods to install libfap6 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 libfap6 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libfap6 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfap6
Install libfap6 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libfap6 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfap6
Install libfap6 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 libfap6 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfap6
How To Uninstall libfap6 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libfap6 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfap6
Uninstall libfap6 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfap6 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfap6
Remove libfap6 Configurations and Data
To remove libfap6 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfap6
Remove libfap6 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfap6 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfap6
Dependencies
libfap6 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfap6 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
