How To Install libgps22 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgps22 on Debian 9.
What is libgps22
libgps22 is:
The gpsd service daemon can monitor one or more GPS devices connected to a host computer, making all data on the location and movements of the sensors available to be queried on TCP port 2947.
This package provides libgps, a C service library for querying GPS devices. It supports both a low-level interface, which communicates directly with the device to which the GPS is connected, and a high-level interface, which goes through gpsd and is intended for concurrent use by several applications.
There are three methods to install libgps22 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 libgps22 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgps22 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgps22
Install libgps22 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgps22 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgps22
Install libgps22 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 libgps22 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgps22
How To Uninstall libgps22 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libgps22 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgps22
Uninstall libgps22 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgps22 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgps22
Remove libgps22 Configurations and Data
To remove libgps22 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgps22
Remove libgps22 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgps22 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgps22
Dependencies
libgps22 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgps22 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.