How To Install libfreefare-dev on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfreefare-dev on Debian 10.
What is libfreefare-dev
libfreefare-dev is:
The libfreefare project aims to provide a convenient API for MIFARE card manipulations.
This package contains development files.
There are three methods to install libfreefare-dev 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 libfreefare-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 libfreefare-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfreefare-dev
Install libfreefare-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libfreefare-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfreefare-dev
Install libfreefare-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 libfreefare-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfreefare-dev
How To Uninstall libfreefare-dev on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libfreefare-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfreefare-dev
Uninstall libfreefare-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfreefare-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfreefare-dev
Remove libfreefare-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libfreefare-dev configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfreefare-dev
Remove libfreefare-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfreefare-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfreefare-dev
Dependencies
libfreefare-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfreefare-dev package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.