How To Install libgps28 on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgps28 on Debian 11.
What is libgps28
libgps28 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 libgps28 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 libgps28 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgps28 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgps28
Install libgps28 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgps28 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgps28
Install libgps28 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 libgps28 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgps28
How To Uninstall libgps28 on Debian 11
To uninstall only the libgps28 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgps28
Uninstall libgps28 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgps28 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgps28
Remove libgps28 Configurations and Data
To remove libgps28 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgps28
Remove libgps28 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgps28 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgps28
Dependencies
libgps28 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgps28 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
