How To Install libofapi-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libofapi-dev on Debian 9.
What is libofapi-dev
libofapi-dev is:
oflib is a library designed to make the parsing of POWER and SPARC device-tree’s (OpenFirmware) simple and fast.
It is useful for querying the hardware of the current system in applications for Apple, IBM and SUN machines.
There are three methods to install libofapi-dev 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 libofapi-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 libofapi-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libofapi-dev
Install libofapi-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libofapi-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libofapi-dev
Install libofapi-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 libofapi-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libofapi-dev
How To Uninstall libofapi-dev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libofapi-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libofapi-dev
Uninstall libofapi-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libofapi-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libofapi-dev
Remove libofapi-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libofapi-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libofapi-dev
Remove libofapi-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libofapi-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libofapi-dev
Dependencies
libofapi-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libofapi-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.