How To Install libftdi1-2 on Debian 10

Learn how to install libftdi1-2 on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libftdi1-2 is Library to control and program the FTDI USB controllers

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libftdi1-2 on Debian 10.

What is libftdi1-2

libftdi1-2 is:

This library could talk to FTDI’s FT232BM, FT245BM, FT2232C, FT2232D, FT245R, FT232H and FT230X type USB chips from userspace. It uses libusb 1.0 to communicate with the chips.

Functionalities include the possibility to use the chips in standard mode, in bitbang mode, and to read or write the serial EEPROM.

This is the C version of the library.

There are three methods to install libftdi1-2 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 libftdi1-2 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libftdi1-2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libftdi1-2

Install libftdi1-2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libftdi1-2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libftdi1-2

Install libftdi1-2 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 libftdi1-2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libftdi1-2

How To Uninstall libftdi1-2 on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libftdi1-2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libftdi1-2

Uninstall libftdi1-2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libftdi1-2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libftdi1-2

Remove libftdi1-2 Configurations and Data

To remove libftdi1-2 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libftdi1-2

Remove libftdi1-2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libftdi1-2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libftdi1-2

Dependencies

libftdi1-2 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libftdi1-2 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.