How To Install ftdi-eeprom on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ftdi-eeprom on Debian 12.
What is ftdi-eeprom
ftdi-eeprom is:
ftdi-eeprom is a small tool for creating and uploading the configuration EEPROM for the FTDI chip. This eeprom contains information such as vendor and product ID, manufacturer and product strings, revision, etc.
There are three methods to install ftdi-eeprom 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 ftdi-eeprom Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ftdi-eeprom using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ftdi-eeprom
Install ftdi-eeprom Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ftdi-eeprom using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ftdi-eeprom
Install ftdi-eeprom 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 ftdi-eeprom using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ftdi-eeprom
How To Uninstall ftdi-eeprom on Debian 12
To uninstall only the ftdi-eeprom package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ftdi-eeprom
Uninstall ftdi-eeprom And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ftdi-eeprom and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ftdi-eeprom
Remove ftdi-eeprom Configurations and Data
To remove ftdi-eeprom configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ftdi-eeprom
Remove ftdi-eeprom configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ftdi-eeprom configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ftdi-eeprom
Dependencies
ftdi-eeprom have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ftdi-eeprom package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
