How To Install libebitdo-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libebitdo-dev on Debian 9.
What is libebitdo-dev
libebitdo-dev is:
fwupd is a daemon to allow session software to update device firmware. You can either use a GUI software manager like GNOME Software to view and apply updates, the command-line tool or the system D-Bus interface directly. Currently, firmware updates using the UEFI capsule format and for the ColorHug are supported. More formats may be supported in the future. See https://github.com/hughsie/fwupd for details
This package provides the development files for libebitdo
There are three methods to install libebitdo-dev on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libebitdo-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 libebitdo-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libebitdo-dev
Install libebitdo-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libebitdo-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libebitdo-dev
Install libebitdo-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 libebitdo-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libebitdo-dev
How To Uninstall libebitdo-dev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libebitdo-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libebitdo-dev
Uninstall libebitdo-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libebitdo-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libebitdo-dev
Remove libebitdo-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libebitdo-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libebitdo-dev
Remove libebitdo-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libebitdo-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libebitdo-dev
Dependencies
libebitdo-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libebitdo-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.