How To Install libfwupd1 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfwupd1 on Debian 9. libfwupd1 is Firmware update daemon library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfwupd1 on Debian 9.

What is libfwupd1

libfwupd1 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 library used by the daemon.

There are three methods to install libfwupd1 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 libfwupd1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libfwupd1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libfwupd1

Install libfwupd1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libfwupd1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libfwupd1

Install libfwupd1 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 libfwupd1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libfwupd1

How To Uninstall libfwupd1 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libfwupd1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libfwupd1

Uninstall libfwupd1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libfwupd1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfwupd1

Remove libfwupd1 Configurations and Data

To remove libfwupd1 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libfwupd1

Remove libfwupd1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libfwupd1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfwupd1

Dependencies

libfwupd1 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfwupd1 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.