How To Install lxi-tools on Debian 10

Learn how to install lxi-tools on Debian 10 with this tutorial. lxi-tools is LAN eXtensions for Instrumentation (LXI) software interface

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lxi-tools on Debian 10.

What is lxi-tools

lxi-tools is:

lxi-tools is collection of open source software tools that enables control of LXI-compatible instruments such as modern oscilloscopes, power supplies, spectrum analyzers etc.

There are three methods to install lxi-tools on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install lxi-tools Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install lxi-tools using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install lxi-tools

Install lxi-tools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install lxi-tools

Install lxi-tools 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 lxi-tools using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install lxi-tools

How To Uninstall lxi-tools on Debian 10

To uninstall only the lxi-tools package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove lxi-tools

Uninstall lxi-tools And Its Dependencies

To uninstall lxi-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lxi-tools

Remove lxi-tools Configurations and Data

To remove lxi-tools configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge lxi-tools

Remove lxi-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lxi-tools

Dependencies

lxi-tools have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install lxi-tools package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.