How To Install libfwup-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfwup-dev on Debian 9.
What is libfwup-dev
libfwup-dev is:
fwupdate provides functionality to update system firmware. It has been initially designed to update firmware using UEFI capsule updates, but it is designed to be extensible to other firmware update standards.
This package provides development headers required to use libfwup.
There are three methods to install libfwup-dev 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 libfwup-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 libfwup-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfwup-dev
Install libfwup-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libfwup-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfwup-dev
Install libfwup-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 libfwup-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfwup-dev
How To Uninstall libfwup-dev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libfwup-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfwup-dev
Uninstall libfwup-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfwup-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfwup-dev
Remove libfwup-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libfwup-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfwup-dev
Remove libfwup-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfwup-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfwup-dev
Dependencies
libfwup-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfwup-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.