How To Install makedev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install makedev on Debian 9.
What is makedev
makedev is:
The MAKEDEV executable is used to create device files, often in /dev.
Device files are special files through which applications can interact with hardware.
This package is not necessary for most modern Linux systems, where the udev subsystem provides a more dynamic mechanism for device file management.
There are three methods to install makedev 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 makedev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install makedev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install makedev
Install makedev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install makedev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install makedev
Install makedev 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 makedev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install makedev
How To Uninstall makedev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the makedev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove makedev
Uninstall makedev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall makedev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove makedev
Remove makedev Configurations and Data
To remove makedev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge makedev
Remove makedev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove makedev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge makedev
Dependencies
makedev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install makedev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.