How To Install xr-hardware on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install xr-hardware on Debian 11. xr-hardware is udev rules files for normal user access to XR input devices

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xr-hardware on Debian 11.

What is xr-hardware

xr-hardware is:

This package contains a udev rules file to permit access to virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR), collectively “XR”, interaction devices as a normal user.

There are three methods to install xr-hardware on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install xr-hardware Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install xr-hardware

Install xr-hardware Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install xr-hardware

Install xr-hardware 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 xr-hardware using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xr-hardware

How To Uninstall xr-hardware on Debian 11

To uninstall only the xr-hardware package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove xr-hardware

Uninstall xr-hardware And Its Dependencies

To uninstall xr-hardware and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xr-hardware

Remove xr-hardware Configurations and Data

To remove xr-hardware configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge xr-hardware

Remove xr-hardware configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xr-hardware

Dependencies

xr-hardware have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xr-hardware package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.