How To Install libserial-doc on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libserial-doc on Debian 11.
What is libserial-doc
libserial-doc is:
A collection of C++ classes which allow the serial port on POSIX systems to be accessed like an iostream object. Special functions are provided for setting various parameters of the serial port such as the baud rate, character size, flow control and other.
Provides the documentation for the library and development packages
There are three methods to install libserial-doc 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 libserial-doc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libserial-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libserial-doc
Install libserial-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libserial-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libserial-doc
Install libserial-doc 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 libserial-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libserial-doc
How To Uninstall libserial-doc on Debian 11
To uninstall only the libserial-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libserial-doc
Uninstall libserial-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libserial-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libserial-doc
Remove libserial-doc Configurations and Data
To remove libserial-doc configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libserial-doc
Remove libserial-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libserial-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libserial-doc
Dependencies
libserial-doc have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libserial-doc package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.