How To Install avrdude on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install avrdude on Debian 12.
What is avrdude
avrdude is:
AVRDUDE is an open source utility to download/upload/manipulate the ROM and EEPROM contents of AVR microcontrollers using the in-system programming technique (ISP).
There are three methods to install avrdude on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install avrdude Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install avrdude using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install avrdude
Install avrdude Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install avrdude using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install avrdude
Install avrdude 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 avrdude using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install avrdude
How To Uninstall avrdude on Debian 12
To uninstall only the avrdude package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove avrdude
Uninstall avrdude And Its Dependencies
To uninstall avrdude and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove avrdude
Remove avrdude Configurations and Data
To remove avrdude configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge avrdude
Remove avrdude configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove avrdude configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge avrdude
Dependencies
avrdude have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install avrdude package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.