How To Install fso-datad on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install fso-datad on Debian 9. fso-datad is freesmartphone data daemon

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install fso-datad on Debian 9.

What is fso-datad

fso-datad is:

fsodeviced implements the freesmartphone.org Data API.

This API allows querying constant data about the world, such as geographic timezones, mobile broadband network providers, etc.

This package is part of the freesmartphone.org software stack and is targeted for smartphones.

There are three methods to install fso-datad 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 fso-datad Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install fso-datad

Install fso-datad Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install fso-datad

Install fso-datad 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 fso-datad using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install fso-datad

How To Uninstall fso-datad on Debian 9

To uninstall only the fso-datad package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove fso-datad

Uninstall fso-datad And Its Dependencies

To uninstall fso-datad and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fso-datad

Remove fso-datad Configurations and Data

To remove fso-datad configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge fso-datad

Remove fso-datad configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fso-datad

Dependencies

fso-datad have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install fso-datad package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.