How To Install fso-deviced on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install fso-deviced on Debian 9. fso-deviced is freesmartphone.org device daemon

Introduction

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

What is fso-deviced

fso-deviced is:

fsodeviced implements the freesmartphone.org Device API.

This API allows peripheral control, such as managing audio, backlight brightness, LEDs, Vibrator, Accelerometer, and power control for devices without dedicated controlling daemon. It can deal with charging notification and RTC, forwarding button events and notifying about the system’s idleness status.

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

There are three methods to install fso-deviced 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-deviced 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-deviced using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install fso-deviced

Install fso-deviced Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install fso-deviced

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

sudo aptitude -y install fso-deviced

How To Uninstall fso-deviced on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove fso-deviced

Uninstall fso-deviced And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fso-deviced

Remove fso-deviced Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge fso-deviced

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

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

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

Dependencies

fso-deviced have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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