How To Install libbrlapi-dev on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libbrlapi-dev on Debian 10.
What is libbrlapi-dev
libbrlapi-dev is:
BRLTTY is a daemon which provides access to the console (text mode) for a blind person using a braille display. It drives the braille display and provides complete screen review functionality.
BrlAPI is a library which gives an application access to a braille display and lets it write braille.
This package contains the static library libbrlapi.a and header files in /usr/include/brltty/ necessary to compile programs for BrlAPI, a client-server based mechanism to remotely access a braille display.
There are three methods to install libbrlapi-dev 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 libbrlapi-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libbrlapi-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libbrlapi-dev
Install libbrlapi-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libbrlapi-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libbrlapi-dev
Install libbrlapi-dev 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 libbrlapi-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libbrlapi-dev
How To Uninstall libbrlapi-dev on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libbrlapi-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libbrlapi-dev
Uninstall libbrlapi-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libbrlapi-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbrlapi-dev
Remove libbrlapi-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libbrlapi-dev configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libbrlapi-dev
Remove libbrlapi-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libbrlapi-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libbrlapi-dev
Dependencies
libbrlapi-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libbrlapi-dev package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.