How To Install fxload on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fxload on Debian 11.
What is fxload
fxload is:
This program is conveniently able to download firmware into FX and FX2 ez-usb devices. It is intended to be invoked by hotplug scripts when the unprogrammed device appears on the bus.
There are three methods to install fxload 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 fxload Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install fxload using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fxload
Install fxload Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fxload using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fxload
Install fxload 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 fxload using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fxload
How To Uninstall fxload on Debian 11
To uninstall only the fxload package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fxload
Uninstall fxload And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fxload and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fxload
Remove fxload Configurations and Data
To remove fxload configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fxload
Remove fxload configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fxload configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fxload
Dependencies
fxload have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fxload package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
