How To Install udev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install udev on Debian 9.
What is udev
udev is:
udev is a daemon which dynamically creates and removes device nodes from /dev/, handles hotplug events and loads drivers at boot time.
There are three methods to install udev 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 udev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install udev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install udev
Install udev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install udev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install udev
Install udev 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 udev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install udev
How To Uninstall udev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the udev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove udev
Uninstall udev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall udev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove udev
Remove udev Configurations and Data
To remove udev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge udev
Remove udev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove udev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge udev
Dependencies
udev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install udev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
