How To Install libserial0 on Debian 10

Learn how to install libserial0 on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libserial0 is Serial port programming in C++ under POSIX operating system

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libserial0 on Debian 10.

What is libserial0

libserial0 is:

A collection of C++ classes which allow the serial port on POSIX systems to be accessed like an iostream object. Special functions are provided for setting various parameters of the serial port such as the baud rate, character size, flow control and other.

Provides the libserial library

There are three methods to install libserial0 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 libserial0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libserial0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libserial0

Install libserial0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libserial0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libserial0

Install libserial0 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 libserial0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libserial0

How To Uninstall libserial0 on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libserial0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libserial0

Uninstall libserial0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libserial0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libserial0

Remove libserial0 Configurations and Data

To remove libserial0 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libserial0

Remove libserial0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libserial0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libserial0

Dependencies

libserial0 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libserial0 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.