How To Install libdt-utils5 on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdt-utils5 on Debian 12.
What is libdt-utils5
libdt-utils5 is:
libdt-utils provides the foundation for dt-utils’ tools. It provides a programmer with an API to analyze device tree files and is an alternative to libfdt.
There are three methods to install libdt-utils5 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 libdt-utils5 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libdt-utils5 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libdt-utils5
Install libdt-utils5 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libdt-utils5 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libdt-utils5
Install libdt-utils5 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 libdt-utils5 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libdt-utils5
How To Uninstall libdt-utils5 on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libdt-utils5 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libdt-utils5
Uninstall libdt-utils5 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libdt-utils5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdt-utils5
Remove libdt-utils5 Configurations and Data
To remove libdt-utils5 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libdt-utils5
Remove libdt-utils5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libdt-utils5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdt-utils5
Dependencies
libdt-utils5 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdt-utils5 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
