How To Install libfwupd-dev on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfwupd-dev on Debian 11.
What is libfwupd-dev
libfwupd-dev is:
fwupd is a daemon to allow session software to update device firmware. You can either use a GUI software manager like GNOME Software to view and apply updates, the command-line tool or the system D-Bus interface directly. Firmware updates are supported for a variety of technologies. See https://github.com/fwupd/fwupd for details
This package provides the development files for libfwupd
There are three methods to install libfwupd-dev on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libfwupd-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 libfwupd-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfwupd-dev
Install libfwupd-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libfwupd-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfwupd-dev
Install libfwupd-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 libfwupd-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfwupd-dev
How To Uninstall libfwupd-dev on Debian 11
To uninstall only the libfwupd-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfwupd-dev
Uninstall libfwupd-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfwupd-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfwupd-dev
Remove libfwupd-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libfwupd-dev configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfwupd-dev
Remove libfwupd-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfwupd-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfwupd-dev
Dependencies
libfwupd-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfwupd-dev package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.