How To Install gpsman on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gpsman on Debian 10.
What is gpsman
gpsman is:
GPS Manager (GPSMan) is a graphical manager of GPS data that makes possible the preparation, inspection and edition of GPS data in a friendly environment. GPSMan supports communication and real-time logging with both Garmin and Lowrance receivers and accepts real-time logging information in NMEA 0183 from any GPS receiver.
There are three methods to install gpsman on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install gpsman Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gpsman using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gpsman
Install gpsman Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gpsman using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gpsman
Install gpsman 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 gpsman using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gpsman
How To Uninstall gpsman on Debian 10
To uninstall only the gpsman package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gpsman
Uninstall gpsman And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gpsman and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gpsman
Remove gpsman Configurations and Data
To remove gpsman configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gpsman
Remove gpsman configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gpsman configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gpsman
Dependencies
gpsman have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gpsman package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.