How To Install garmin-forerunner-tools on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install garmin-forerunner-tools on Debian 9.
What is garmin-forerunner-tools
garmin-forerunner-tools is:
This package contains command-line tools to retrieve data from GPS devices from the Garmin Forerunner series (these are wristwatch-like devices that allow you to register your exact itinerary when doing outdoor sports) or the Garmin Edge series (the same for cycling computers). It works with the Forerunner 205 and 305 models and with the Edge 305 model, and possibly others. Track data can be translated into an XML format and into gpx, and into a polyline format for use with Google maps.
In contrast to the gpsbabel software, this software also downloads data specific to usage in sports like maximal speed, lap summary, calorie consumption, etc.
There are three methods to install garmin-forerunner-tools 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 garmin-forerunner-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install garmin-forerunner-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install garmin-forerunner-tools
Install garmin-forerunner-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install garmin-forerunner-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install garmin-forerunner-tools
Install garmin-forerunner-tools 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 garmin-forerunner-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install garmin-forerunner-tools
How To Uninstall garmin-forerunner-tools on Debian 9
To uninstall only the garmin-forerunner-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove garmin-forerunner-tools
Uninstall garmin-forerunner-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall garmin-forerunner-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove garmin-forerunner-tools
Remove garmin-forerunner-tools Configurations and Data
To remove garmin-forerunner-tools configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge garmin-forerunner-tools
Remove garmin-forerunner-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove garmin-forerunner-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge garmin-forerunner-tools
Dependencies
garmin-forerunner-tools have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install garmin-forerunner-tools package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.