How To Install indi-mgen on Debian 12

Learn how to install indi-mgen on Debian 12 with this tutorial. indi-mgen is INDI driver for Lacerta MGen Autoguider

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install indi-mgen on Debian 12.

What is indi-mgen

indi-mgen is:

This package contains an INDI driver for the Lacerta MGen Autoguider.

This driver is compatible with any INDI client such as KStars or Xephem.

There are three methods to install indi-mgen 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-mgen 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-mgen using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install indi-mgen

Install indi-mgen Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install indi-mgen using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install indi-mgen

Install indi-mgen 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-mgen using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install indi-mgen

How To Uninstall indi-mgen on Debian 12

To uninstall only the indi-mgen package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove indi-mgen

Uninstall indi-mgen And Its Dependencies

To uninstall indi-mgen and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove indi-mgen

Remove indi-mgen Configurations and Data

To remove indi-mgen configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge indi-mgen

Remove indi-mgen configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove indi-mgen configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge indi-mgen

Dependencies

indi-mgen have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install indi-mgen package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.