How To Install libgps23 on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgps23 on Debian 10.
What is libgps23
libgps23 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 libgps23 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 libgps23 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgps23 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgps23
Install libgps23 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgps23 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgps23
Install libgps23 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 libgps23 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgps23
How To Uninstall libgps23 on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libgps23 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgps23
Uninstall libgps23 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgps23 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgps23
Remove libgps23 Configurations and Data
To remove libgps23 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgps23
Remove libgps23 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgps23 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgps23
Dependencies
libgps23 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgps23 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
