How To Install libnfc-dev on Debian 10

Learn how to install libnfc-dev on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libnfc-dev is Near Field Communication (NFC) library (development files)

Introduction

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

What is libnfc-dev

libnfc-dev is:

libnfc is a library for Near Field Communication. It abstracts the low-level details of communicating with the devices away behind an easy-to-use high-level API. It supports most hardware based on the NXP PN531, PN532 or PN533 controller chips.

This package contains the header and development files needed to build programs and packages using libnfc.

There are three methods to install libnfc-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 libnfc-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 libnfc-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libnfc-dev

Install libnfc-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libnfc-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libnfc-dev

How To Uninstall libnfc-dev on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove libnfc-dev

Uninstall libnfc-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnfc-dev

Remove libnfc-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libnfc-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libnfc-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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