How To Install libsigrok0-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsigrok0-dev on Debian 9. libsigrok0-dev is sigrok hardware driver library (transitional dummy package)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsigrok0-dev on Debian 9.

What is libsigrok0-dev

libsigrok0-dev is:

This is a dummy transitional package that can be safely removed if no packages depend on it.

There are three methods to install libsigrok0-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 libsigrok0-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 libsigrok0-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsigrok0-dev

Install libsigrok0-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsigrok0-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsigrok0-dev

Install libsigrok0-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 libsigrok0-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsigrok0-dev

How To Uninstall libsigrok0-dev on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libsigrok0-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsigrok0-dev

Uninstall libsigrok0-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsigrok0-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsigrok0-dev

Remove libsigrok0-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libsigrok0-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsigrok0-dev

Remove libsigrok0-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libsigrok0-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsigrok0-dev

Dependencies

libsigrok0-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsigrok0-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.