How To Install usbprog on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install usbprog on Debian 9. usbprog is Firmware programming tool for the USBprog hardware

Introduction

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

What is usbprog

usbprog 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 the usbprog command line tool.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install usbprog

Install usbprog Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install usbprog

Install usbprog 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 usbprog using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install usbprog

How To Uninstall usbprog on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove usbprog

Uninstall usbprog And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove usbprog

Remove usbprog Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge usbprog

Remove usbprog configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge usbprog

Dependencies

usbprog have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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