How To Install libsigrokdecode2 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsigrokdecode2 on Debian 9.
What is libsigrokdecode2
libsigrokdecode2 is:
libsigrokdecode is a shared library which provides (streaming) protocol decoding functionality.
The protocol decoders are written in Python (>= 3.2).
This package contains the shared library and the protocol decoders.
There are three methods to install libsigrokdecode2 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 libsigrokdecode2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libsigrokdecode2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsigrokdecode2
Install libsigrokdecode2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsigrokdecode2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsigrokdecode2
Install libsigrokdecode2 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 libsigrokdecode2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsigrokdecode2
How To Uninstall libsigrokdecode2 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libsigrokdecode2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsigrokdecode2
Uninstall libsigrokdecode2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsigrokdecode2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsigrokdecode2
Remove libsigrokdecode2 Configurations and Data
To remove libsigrokdecode2 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsigrokdecode2
Remove libsigrokdecode2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsigrokdecode2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsigrokdecode2
Dependencies
libsigrokdecode2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsigrokdecode2 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
