How To Install hfd-service on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install hfd-service on Debian 12.
What is hfd-service
hfd-service is:
Human feedback device service is a D-Bus activated service that manages human feedback devices such as LEDs and vibrators on mobile devices.
The package contains the HFD system service.
There are three methods to install hfd-service 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 hfd-service Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install hfd-service using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install hfd-service
Install hfd-service Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install hfd-service using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install hfd-service
Install hfd-service 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 hfd-service using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install hfd-service
How To Uninstall hfd-service on Debian 12
To uninstall only the hfd-service package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove hfd-service
Uninstall hfd-service And Its Dependencies
To uninstall hfd-service and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove hfd-service
Remove hfd-service Configurations and Data
To remove hfd-service configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge hfd-service
Remove hfd-service configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove hfd-service configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge hfd-service
Dependencies
hfd-service have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install hfd-service package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
