How To Install mspdebug on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mspdebug on Debian 10.
What is mspdebug
mspdebug is:
MSPDebug is a free debugger for use with MSP430 MCUs. It supports FET430UIF, eZ430, RF2500 and Olimex MSP-JTAG-TINY programmers. It can be used as a proxy for gdb or as an independent debugger with support for programming, disassembly and reverse engineering.
There are three methods to install mspdebug 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 mspdebug Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mspdebug using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mspdebug
Install mspdebug Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mspdebug using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mspdebug
Install mspdebug 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 mspdebug using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mspdebug
How To Uninstall mspdebug on Debian 10
To uninstall only the mspdebug package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mspdebug
Uninstall mspdebug And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mspdebug and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mspdebug
Remove mspdebug Configurations and Data
To remove mspdebug configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mspdebug
Remove mspdebug configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mspdebug configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mspdebug
Dependencies
mspdebug have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mspdebug package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.