How To Install libfwupdplugin1 on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfwupdplugin1 on Debian 11. libfwupdplugin1 is Firmware update daemon plugin library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfwupdplugin1 on Debian 11.

What is libfwupdplugin1

libfwupdplugin1 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. Firmware updates are supported for a variety of technologies. See https://github.com/fwupd/fwupd for details

This package provides the library for the interface between daemon and plugins.

There are three methods to install libfwupdplugin1 on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libfwupdplugin1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libfwupdplugin1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libfwupdplugin1

Install libfwupdplugin1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libfwupdplugin1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libfwupdplugin1

Install libfwupdplugin1 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 libfwupdplugin1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libfwupdplugin1

How To Uninstall libfwupdplugin1 on Debian 11

To uninstall only the libfwupdplugin1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libfwupdplugin1

Uninstall libfwupdplugin1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libfwupdplugin1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfwupdplugin1

Remove libfwupdplugin1 Configurations and Data

To remove libfwupdplugin1 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libfwupdplugin1

Remove libfwupdplugin1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libfwupdplugin1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfwupdplugin1

Dependencies

libfwupdplugin1 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfwupdplugin1 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.