How To Install libdiscover2 on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdiscover2 on Debian 10.
What is libdiscover2
libdiscover2 is:
libdiscover is a library enabling identification of various PCI, PCMCIA, and USB devices.
There are three methods to install libdiscover2 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 libdiscover2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libdiscover2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libdiscover2
Install libdiscover2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libdiscover2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libdiscover2
Install libdiscover2 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 libdiscover2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libdiscover2
How To Uninstall libdiscover2 on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libdiscover2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libdiscover2
Uninstall libdiscover2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libdiscover2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdiscover2
Remove libdiscover2 Configurations and Data
To remove libdiscover2 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libdiscover2
Remove libdiscover2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libdiscover2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdiscover2
Dependencies
libdiscover2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdiscover2 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.