How To Install libubertooth0 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libubertooth0 on Debian 9. libubertooth0 is Shared library for Bluetooth experimentation

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libubertooth0 on Debian 9.

What is libubertooth0

libubertooth0 is:

Project Ubertooth is an open source wireless development platform suitable for Bluetooth experimentation. Ubertooth ships with a capable BLE (Bluetooth Smart) sniffer and can sniff some data from Basic Rate (BR) Bluetooth Classic connections.

This package provides the shared library needed by Ubertooth.

There are three methods to install libubertooth0 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 libubertooth0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libubertooth0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libubertooth0

Install libubertooth0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libubertooth0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libubertooth0

Install libubertooth0 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 libubertooth0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libubertooth0

How To Uninstall libubertooth0 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libubertooth0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libubertooth0

Uninstall libubertooth0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libubertooth0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libubertooth0

Remove libubertooth0 Configurations and Data

To remove libubertooth0 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libubertooth0

Remove libubertooth0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libubertooth0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libubertooth0

Dependencies

libubertooth0 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libubertooth0 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.