How To Install libswupdate-dev on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libswupdate-dev on Ubuntu 22.04. libswupdate-dev is Development files for swupdate framework

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libswupdate-dev on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is libswupdate-dev

libswupdate-dev is:

This package contains the development files for libswupdate.

swupdate is a Linux update agent with the goal to provide an efficient and safe way to update an embedded system.

  • Install on embedded media (eMMC, SD, Raw NAND, NOR and SPI-NOR flashes)
  • Allow delivery single image for multiple devices
  • Multiple interfaces for getting software
    1. local storage
    2. integrated web server
    3. integrated REST client connector to hawkBit
    4. remote server download
  • Software delivered as images, gzipped tarball, etc
  • Allow custom handlers for installing FPGA/ microcontroller firmware.
  • Power-Off safe

There are three methods to install libswupdate-dev on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libswupdate-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 libswupdate-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libswupdate-dev

Install libswupdate-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libswupdate-dev

Install libswupdate-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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install libswupdate-dev

How To Uninstall libswupdate-dev on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libswupdate-dev

Uninstall libswupdate-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libswupdate-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libswupdate-dev

Remove libswupdate-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libswupdate-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libswupdate-dev

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

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

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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libswupdate-dev package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.