How To Install bolt on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install bolt on Debian 11.
What is bolt
bolt is:
Thunderbolt 3 features different security modes that require devices to be authorized before they can be used. The D-Bus API can be used to list devices, enroll them (authorize and store them in the local database) and forget them again (remove previously enrolled devices). It also emits signals if new devices are connected (or removed). During enrollment devices can be set to be automatically authorized as soon as they are connected. A command line tool, called boltctl, can be used to control the daemon and perform all the above mentioned tasks.
There are three methods to install bolt 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 bolt Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install bolt using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install bolt
Install bolt Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install bolt using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install bolt
Install bolt 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 bolt using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install bolt
How To Uninstall bolt on Debian 11
To uninstall only the bolt package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove bolt
Uninstall bolt And Its Dependencies
To uninstall bolt and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove bolt
Remove bolt Configurations and Data
To remove bolt configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge bolt
Remove bolt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove bolt configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bolt
Dependencies
bolt have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install bolt package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.