How To Install usbguard-applet-qt on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install usbguard-applet-qt on Debian 9. usbguard-applet-qt is USB device authorization policy framework - qt applet

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install usbguard-applet-qt on Debian 9.

What is usbguard-applet-qt

usbguard-applet-qt is:

The USBGuard software framework helps to protect your computer against rogue USB devices (a.k.a. BadUSB) by implementing basic whitelisting and blacklisting capabilities based on device attributes.

This package contains the qt-applet for controlling usbguard.

There are three methods to install usbguard-applet-qt 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 usbguard-applet-qt Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install usbguard-applet-qt

Install usbguard-applet-qt Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install usbguard-applet-qt using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install usbguard-applet-qt

Install usbguard-applet-qt 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 usbguard-applet-qt using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install usbguard-applet-qt

How To Uninstall usbguard-applet-qt on Debian 9

To uninstall only the usbguard-applet-qt package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove usbguard-applet-qt

Uninstall usbguard-applet-qt And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove usbguard-applet-qt

Remove usbguard-applet-qt Configurations and Data

To remove usbguard-applet-qt configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge usbguard-applet-qt

Remove usbguard-applet-qt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove usbguard-applet-qt configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge usbguard-applet-qt

Dependencies

usbguard-applet-qt have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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