How To Install indi-eqmod on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install indi-eqmod on Debian 12.
What is indi-eqmod
indi-eqmod is:
This package contains the INDI driver fpr EQMod.
This INDI driver interacts with a mount controller using the Skywatcher Protocol through a serial link. It can directly drive Skywatcher and similar mounts through a serial port after a conversion of signal levels (see EQDIRECT interface), or any other mount hardware which uses this protocol.
This driver is compatible with any INDI client such as KStars or Xephem.
There are three methods to install indi-eqmod 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 indi-eqmod Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install indi-eqmod using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install indi-eqmod
Install indi-eqmod Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install indi-eqmod using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install indi-eqmod
Install indi-eqmod 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 indi-eqmod using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install indi-eqmod
How To Uninstall indi-eqmod on Debian 12
To uninstall only the indi-eqmod package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove indi-eqmod
Uninstall indi-eqmod And Its Dependencies
To uninstall indi-eqmod and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove indi-eqmod
Remove indi-eqmod Configurations and Data
To remove indi-eqmod configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge indi-eqmod
Remove indi-eqmod configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove indi-eqmod configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge indi-eqmod
Dependencies
indi-eqmod have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install indi-eqmod package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
