How To Install libgpiod2 on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgpiod2 on Debian 10.
What is libgpiod2
libgpiod2 is:
libgpiod encapsulates the ioctl calls and data structures behind a straightforward API. This new character device interface guarantees all allocated resources are freed after closing the device file descriptor and adds several new features that are not present in the obsolete sysfs interface (like event polling, setting/reading multiple values at once or open-source and open-drain GPIOs).
This package contains the required shared libraries.
There are three methods to install libgpiod2 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 libgpiod2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgpiod2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgpiod2
Install libgpiod2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgpiod2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgpiod2
Install libgpiod2 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 libgpiod2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgpiod2
How To Uninstall libgpiod2 on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libgpiod2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgpiod2
Uninstall libgpiod2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgpiod2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgpiod2
Remove libgpiod2 Configurations and Data
To remove libgpiod2 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgpiod2
Remove libgpiod2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgpiod2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgpiod2
Dependencies
libgpiod2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgpiod2 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
