How To Install libola-dev on Debian 10

Learn how to install libola-dev on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libola-dev is Open Lighting Architecture - development libraries

Introduction

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

What is libola-dev

libola-dev is:

The DMX512 standard for Digital MultipleX is used for digital communication networks commonly used to control stage lighting and effects.

The Open Lighting Architecture (OLA) provides a plugin framework for distributing DMX512 control signals.

This package contains the development files for libola and various related libraries, used to write plugins or control the OLA daemon.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libola-dev

Install libola-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libola-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libola-dev

How To Uninstall libola-dev on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove libola-dev

Uninstall libola-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libola-dev

Remove libola-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libola-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libola-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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