How To Install connman-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install connman-dev on Debian 9.
What is connman-dev
connman-dev is:
The Linux Connection Manager project provides a daemon for managing Internet connections within embedded devices running the Linux operating system. The Connection Manager is designed to be slim and to use as few resources as possible. It is fully modular system that can be extended through plug-ins. The plug-in approach allows for easy adaption and modification for various use cases.
ConnMan provies IPv4 and IPv6 connectivity via:
- ethernet
- WiFi, using wpasupplicant
- Cellular, using oFono
- Bluetooth, using bluez
ConnMan implements DNS resolving and caching, DHCP clients for both IPv4 and IPv6, link-local IPv4 address handling and tethering (IP connection sharing) to clients via USB, ethernet, WiFi, cellular and Bluetooth.
This package contains headers, pkg-config support mainly useful for developing connman plugins.
There are three methods to install connman-dev on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install connman-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install connman-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install connman-dev
Install connman-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install connman-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install connman-dev
Install connman-dev 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 connman-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install connman-dev
How To Uninstall connman-dev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the connman-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove connman-dev
Uninstall connman-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall connman-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove connman-dev
Remove connman-dev Configurations and Data
To remove connman-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge connman-dev
Remove connman-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove connman-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge connman-dev
Dependencies
connman-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install connman-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.