How To Install libfwup1 on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfwup1 on Debian 10.
What is libfwup1
libfwup1 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 library is to allow for the simple manipulation of UEFI firmware updates.
There are three methods to install libfwup1 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 libfwup1 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libfwup1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfwup1
Install libfwup1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libfwup1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfwup1
Install libfwup1 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 libfwup1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfwup1
How To Uninstall libfwup1 on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libfwup1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfwup1
Uninstall libfwup1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfwup1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfwup1
Remove libfwup1 Configurations and Data
To remove libfwup1 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfwup1
Remove libfwup1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfwup1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfwup1
Dependencies
libfwup1 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfwup1 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
