How To Install libfreefare-bin on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfreefare-bin on Debian 9.
What is libfreefare-bin
libfreefare-bin is:
The libfreefare project aims to provide a convenient API for MIFARE card manipulations.
This package includes some binaries that are useful for development purposes.
There are three methods to install libfreefare-bin 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 libfreefare-bin Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libfreefare-bin using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfreefare-bin
Install libfreefare-bin Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libfreefare-bin using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfreefare-bin
Install libfreefare-bin 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 libfreefare-bin using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfreefare-bin
How To Uninstall libfreefare-bin on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libfreefare-bin package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfreefare-bin
Uninstall libfreefare-bin And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfreefare-bin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfreefare-bin
Remove libfreefare-bin Configurations and Data
To remove libfreefare-bin configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfreefare-bin
Remove libfreefare-bin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfreefare-bin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfreefare-bin
Dependencies
libfreefare-bin have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfreefare-bin package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.