How To Install lpctools on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lpctools on Debian 11.
What is lpctools
lpctools is:
LPCTools is an interface to NXP LPC Microcontrollers ISP (In-System Programming) serial interface.
It provides two programs:
- lpcisp: this tool gives access to each of the useful isp commands on LPC devices. It does not provide wrappers for flashing a device.
- lpcprog: this tool does not give access to each isp command, instead it provides wrappers for flashing a device. This tool gives access to each of the useful isp commands on LPC.
There are three methods to install lpctools 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 lpctools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install lpctools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lpctools
Install lpctools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lpctools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lpctools
Install lpctools 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 lpctools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lpctools
How To Uninstall lpctools on Debian 11
To uninstall only the lpctools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lpctools
Uninstall lpctools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lpctools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lpctools
Remove lpctools Configurations and Data
To remove lpctools configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lpctools
Remove lpctools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lpctools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lpctools
Dependencies
lpctools have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lpctools package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
