How To Install libsigrokdecode0-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsigrokdecode0-dev on Debian 9. libsigrokdecode0-dev is sigrok protocol decoding library (transitional dummy package)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsigrokdecode0-dev on Debian 9.

What is libsigrokdecode0-dev

libsigrokdecode0-dev is:

This is a dummy transitional package that can be safely removed if no packages depend on it.

There are three methods to install libsigrokdecode0-dev 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 libsigrokdecode0-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 libsigrokdecode0-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsigrokdecode0-dev

Install libsigrokdecode0-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsigrokdecode0-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsigrokdecode0-dev

Install libsigrokdecode0-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 libsigrokdecode0-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsigrokdecode0-dev

How To Uninstall libsigrokdecode0-dev on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libsigrokdecode0-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsigrokdecode0-dev

Uninstall libsigrokdecode0-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsigrokdecode0-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsigrokdecode0-dev

Remove libsigrokdecode0-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libsigrokdecode0-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsigrokdecode0-dev

Remove libsigrokdecode0-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libsigrokdecode0-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsigrokdecode0-dev

Dependencies

libsigrokdecode0-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsigrokdecode0-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.