How To Install libhamlib++-dev on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libhamlib++-dev on Debian 11.
What is libhamlib++-dev
libhamlib++-dev is:
Most recent amateur radio transceivers allow external control of their functions through a computer interface. Unfortunately, control commands are not always consistent across a manufacturer’s product line and each manufacturer’s product line differs greatly from its competitors.
This library addresses that issue by providing a standardised programming interface that applications can talk to and translating that into the appropriate commands required by the radio in use.
This package provides the development library with C++ bindings. If you wish to run applications developed using this library you’ll need the ’libhamlib++4’ package.
There are three methods to install libhamlib++-dev 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 libhamlib++-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 libhamlib++-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libhamlib++-dev
Install libhamlib++-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libhamlib++-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libhamlib++-dev
Install libhamlib++-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 libhamlib++-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libhamlib++-dev
How To Uninstall libhamlib++-dev on Debian 11
To uninstall only the libhamlib++-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libhamlib++-dev
Uninstall libhamlib++-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libhamlib++-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libhamlib++-dev
Remove libhamlib++-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libhamlib++-dev configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libhamlib++-dev
Remove libhamlib++-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libhamlib++-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libhamlib++-dev
Dependencies
libhamlib++-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libhamlib++-dev package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.