How To Install libumockdev-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libumockdev-dev on Debian 9.
What is libumockdev-dev
libumockdev-dev is:
umockdev mocks hardware devices for creating unit tests for libraries and programs that handle Linux hardware devices.
This library provides an UMockdevTestbed class for running a program or test suite under a test bed with the previously recorded devices loaded.
Right now this covers sysfs, uevents, basic support for /dev devices, and recording/mocking usbdevfs ioctls (for PtP/MTP devices).
With this you can simulate particular hardware in virtual environments up to some degree, without needing any particular privileges or disturbing the whole system.
The library supports gobject-introspection and builds a VAPI, so that you can also use it with Python, JavaScript, and other languages which support GI, and Vala.
This package contains the header, development, and documentation files which are needed for building umockdev applications.
There are three methods to install libumockdev-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 libumockdev-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 libumockdev-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libumockdev-dev
Install libumockdev-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libumockdev-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libumockdev-dev
Install libumockdev-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 libumockdev-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libumockdev-dev
How To Uninstall libumockdev-dev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libumockdev-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libumockdev-dev
Uninstall libumockdev-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libumockdev-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libumockdev-dev
Remove libumockdev-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libumockdev-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libumockdev-dev
Remove libumockdev-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libumockdev-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libumockdev-dev
Dependencies
libumockdev-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libumockdev-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.