How To Install libmosquitto1 on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmosquitto1 on Debian 11.
What is libmosquitto1
libmosquitto1 is:
This is a C library for implementing MQTT version 5.0/3.1.1/3.1 clients.
MQTT provides a method of carrying out messaging using a publish/subscribe model. It is lightweight, both in terms of bandwidth usage and ease of implementation. This makes it particularly useful at the edge of the network where a sensor or other simple device may be implemented using an arduino for example.
There are three methods to install libmosquitto1 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 libmosquitto1 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libmosquitto1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmosquitto1
Install libmosquitto1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmosquitto1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmosquitto1
Install libmosquitto1 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 libmosquitto1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmosquitto1
How To Uninstall libmosquitto1 on Debian 11
To uninstall only the libmosquitto1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmosquitto1
Uninstall libmosquitto1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmosquitto1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmosquitto1
Remove libmosquitto1 Configurations and Data
To remove libmosquitto1 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmosquitto1
Remove libmosquitto1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmosquitto1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmosquitto1
Dependencies
libmosquitto1 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmosquitto1 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
