How To Install libusbprog-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libusbprog-dev on Debian 9.
What is libusbprog-dev
libusbprog-dev is:
A programming tool needed to replace the firmware on the USBprog hardware. It can automatically retrieve a list of available firmwares from the Internet, download one of them and upload it to the USBprog adapter.
USBprog is a free programming adapter. You can easily install different firmware versions from an “online pool” over USB. The adapter can be used for programming and debugging AVR and ARM processors, as USB-to-RS232 converter, as JTAG interface or as simple I/O interface (5 lines).
This package contains files needed to build libusbprog-based applications.
There are three methods to install libusbprog-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 libusbprog-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 libusbprog-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libusbprog-dev
Install libusbprog-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libusbprog-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libusbprog-dev
Install libusbprog-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 libusbprog-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libusbprog-dev
How To Uninstall libusbprog-dev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libusbprog-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libusbprog-dev
Uninstall libusbprog-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libusbprog-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libusbprog-dev
Remove libusbprog-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libusbprog-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libusbprog-dev
Remove libusbprog-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libusbprog-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libusbprog-dev
Dependencies
libusbprog-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libusbprog-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
