How To Install liblightify-dev on Debian 10

Learn how to install liblightify-dev on Debian 10 with this tutorial. liblightify-dev is library to control OSRAM Lightify (development files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install liblightify-dev on Debian 10.

What is liblightify-dev

liblightify-dev is:

Lightify the OSRAM’s product line of inteligent light sources, controlled via the Lightify gateway, acting as a bridge for ZigBee Light Link protocol.

This C library offers a API to directly talk to the Lightify gateway via TCP/IP and control the attached lamps.

The library supports control functions – like setting the color, color temperature, dim level and on/off control – and management functions like

Note: A ZigBee is standardized, all ZigBee LightLink compatible products should work with this library, when controlled using the OSRAM Lightify gateway.

This package contains the development files.

There are three methods to install liblightify-dev on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install liblightify-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 liblightify-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install liblightify-dev

Install liblightify-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install liblightify-dev

Install liblightify-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 liblightify-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install liblightify-dev

How To Uninstall liblightify-dev on Debian 10

To uninstall only the liblightify-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove liblightify-dev

Uninstall liblightify-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall liblightify-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove liblightify-dev

Remove liblightify-dev Configurations and Data

To remove liblightify-dev configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge liblightify-dev

Remove liblightify-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge liblightify-dev

Dependencies

liblightify-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install liblightify-dev package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.