How To Install libsigrok2 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsigrok2 on Debian 9.
What is libsigrok2
libsigrok2 is:
libsigrok is a shared library which provides basic hardware access drivers for logic analyzers, as well as input/output file format support.
This package contains the shared library.
There are three methods to install libsigrok2 on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libsigrok2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libsigrok2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsigrok2
Install libsigrok2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsigrok2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsigrok2
Install libsigrok2 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 libsigrok2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsigrok2
How To Uninstall libsigrok2 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libsigrok2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsigrok2
Uninstall libsigrok2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsigrok2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsigrok2
Remove libsigrok2 Configurations and Data
To remove libsigrok2 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsigrok2
Remove libsigrok2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsigrok2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsigrok2
Dependencies
libsigrok2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsigrok2 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
