How To Install libraw1394-tools on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libraw1394-tools on Debian 10.
What is libraw1394-tools
libraw1394-tools is:
libraw1394 is the only supported interface to the kernel side raw1394 of the Linux IEEE-1394 subsystem, which provides direct access to the connected 1394 buses to user space. Through libraw1394/raw1394, applications can directly send to and receive from other nodes without requiring a kernel driver for the protocol in question.
This package contains various utilities for that use libraw1394, including the testlibraw program.
There are three methods to install libraw1394-tools on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libraw1394-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libraw1394-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libraw1394-tools
Install libraw1394-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libraw1394-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libraw1394-tools
Install libraw1394-tools 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 libraw1394-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libraw1394-tools
How To Uninstall libraw1394-tools on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libraw1394-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libraw1394-tools
Uninstall libraw1394-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libraw1394-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libraw1394-tools
Remove libraw1394-tools Configurations and Data
To remove libraw1394-tools configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libraw1394-tools
Remove libraw1394-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libraw1394-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libraw1394-tools
Dependencies
libraw1394-tools have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libraw1394-tools package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.