How To Install libethdev4 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libethdev4 on Debian 9.
What is libethdev4
libethdev4 is:
This is a transitional package. It can safely be removed.
There are three methods to install libethdev4 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 libethdev4 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libethdev4 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libethdev4
Install libethdev4 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libethdev4 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libethdev4
Install libethdev4 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 libethdev4 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libethdev4
How To Uninstall libethdev4 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libethdev4 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libethdev4
Uninstall libethdev4 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libethdev4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libethdev4
Remove libethdev4 Configurations and Data
To remove libethdev4 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libethdev4
Remove libethdev4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libethdev4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libethdev4
Dependencies
libethdev4 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libethdev4 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.