How To Install hidl-gen on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install hidl-gen on Debian 11.
What is hidl-gen
hidl-gen is:
HAL interface definition language or HIDL is an interface description language (IDL) to specify the interface between a HAL and its users. It allows specifying types and method calls, collected into interfaces and packages. More broadly, HIDL is a system for communicating between codebases that may be compiled independently.
https://source.android.com/devices/architecture/hidl/
There are three methods to install hidl-gen on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install hidl-gen Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install hidl-gen using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install hidl-gen
Install hidl-gen Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install hidl-gen using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install hidl-gen
Install hidl-gen 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 hidl-gen using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install hidl-gen
How To Uninstall hidl-gen on Debian 11
To uninstall only the hidl-gen package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove hidl-gen
Uninstall hidl-gen And Its Dependencies
To uninstall hidl-gen and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove hidl-gen
Remove hidl-gen Configurations and Data
To remove hidl-gen configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge hidl-gen
Remove hidl-gen configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove hidl-gen configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge hidl-gen
Dependencies
hidl-gen have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install hidl-gen package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.