How To Install libindidriver1 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libindidriver1 on Debian 9. libindidriver1 is Instrument-Neutral Device Interface library – driver library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libindidriver1 on Debian 9.

What is libindidriver1

libindidriver1 is:

INDI (Instrument-Neutral Device Interface) is a distributed XML-based control protocol designed to operate astronomical instrumentation. INDI is small, flexible, easy to parse, scalable, and stateless. It supports common DCS functions such as remote control, data acquisition, monitoring, and a lot more.

This package contains the driver shared library.

There are three methods to install libindidriver1 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 libindidriver1 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libindidriver1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libindidriver1

Install libindidriver1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libindidriver1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libindidriver1

Install libindidriver1 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 libindidriver1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libindidriver1

How To Uninstall libindidriver1 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libindidriver1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libindidriver1

Uninstall libindidriver1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libindidriver1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libindidriver1

Remove libindidriver1 Configurations and Data

To remove libindidriver1 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libindidriver1

Remove libindidriver1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libindidriver1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libindidriver1

Dependencies

libindidriver1 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libindidriver1 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.