How To Install librem5-flash-image on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install librem5-flash-image on Debian 12.
What is librem5-flash-image
librem5-flash-image is:
Scripts useful to for working with the Librem 5 and the Librem 5 Devkit.
These tools are useful on the host side (e.g. the machine you use to flash the image from). They are not useful on the Librem 5 or the Devkit itself.
There are three methods to install librem5-flash-image on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install librem5-flash-image Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install librem5-flash-image using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install librem5-flash-image
Install librem5-flash-image Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install librem5-flash-image using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install librem5-flash-image
Install librem5-flash-image 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 librem5-flash-image using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install librem5-flash-image
How To Uninstall librem5-flash-image on Debian 12
To uninstall only the librem5-flash-image package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove librem5-flash-image
Uninstall librem5-flash-image And Its Dependencies
To uninstall librem5-flash-image and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove librem5-flash-image
Remove librem5-flash-image Configurations and Data
To remove librem5-flash-image configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge librem5-flash-image
Remove librem5-flash-image configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove librem5-flash-image configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge librem5-flash-image
Dependencies
librem5-flash-image have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install librem5-flash-image package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
