How To Install libgarmin-dev on Debian 10

Learn how to install libgarmin-dev on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libgarmin-dev is Garmin image format library (development files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgarmin-dev on Debian 10.

What is libgarmin-dev

libgarmin-dev is:

libgarmin is a library to parse Garmin IMG files as used by the Garmin GPS devices.

This package includes development support files.

There are three methods to install libgarmin-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 libgarmin-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 libgarmin-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgarmin-dev

Install libgarmin-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libgarmin-dev

Install libgarmin-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 libgarmin-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgarmin-dev

How To Uninstall libgarmin-dev on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libgarmin-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgarmin-dev

Uninstall libgarmin-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgarmin-dev

Remove libgarmin-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libgarmin-dev

Remove libgarmin-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgarmin-dev

Dependencies

libgarmin-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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