How To Install labgrid on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install labgrid on Debian 11. labgrid is Embedded board control programs

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install labgrid on Debian 11.

What is labgrid

labgrid is:

Labgrid is an embedded board control Python library with a focus on testing, development and general automation.

The idea behind labgrid is to create an abstraction of the hardware control layer needed for testing of embedded systems, automatic software installation and automation during development. Labgrid itself is not a testing framework, but is intended to be combined with pytest (and additional pytest plugins).

This package includes labgrid-suggest and labgrid-bound-connect executables. Most of the upstream executables are excluded from the package because they depend on a newer python3-autobahn version than the one in Debian.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install labgrid

Install labgrid Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install labgrid

Install labgrid 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 labgrid using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install labgrid

How To Uninstall labgrid on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove labgrid

Uninstall labgrid And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove labgrid

Remove labgrid Configurations and Data

To remove labgrid configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge labgrid

Remove labgrid configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge labgrid

Dependencies

labgrid have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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