How To Install libftdi1-dev on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libftdi1-dev on Debian 10.
What is libftdi1-dev
libftdi1-dev is:
This package contains the header files and static library needed to compile applications that use libftdi1.
There are three methods to install libftdi1-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 libftdi1-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 libftdi1-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libftdi1-dev
Install libftdi1-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libftdi1-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libftdi1-dev
Install libftdi1-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 libftdi1-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libftdi1-dev
How To Uninstall libftdi1-dev on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libftdi1-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libftdi1-dev
Uninstall libftdi1-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libftdi1-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libftdi1-dev
Remove libftdi1-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libftdi1-dev configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libftdi1-dev
Remove libftdi1-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libftdi1-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libftdi1-dev
Dependencies
libftdi1-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libftdi1-dev package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.