How To Install mtkbabel on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mtkbabel on Debian 12.
What is mtkbabel
mtkbabel is:
MTKBabel is a command line program to operate the i-Blue 747 GPS data logger. It should work also with other GPS devices based on the MediaTek MTK chipset. For instance the Holux M-241 GPS data logger, the Holux M-1200E, as well as the 747 A+ GPS Trip Recorder, are also known to work.
The main features are:
- Command line interface
- Save data log in GPX and raw binary format
- If required retrieve all the data, also the old one being overlapped
- Change logging criteria: time, distance, speed
- Change log format
- START/STOP logging
- Set OVERLAP or STOP method on memory full
- Erase the internal memory
There are three methods to install mtkbabel on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install mtkbabel Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mtkbabel using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mtkbabel
Install mtkbabel Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mtkbabel using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mtkbabel
Install mtkbabel 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 mtkbabel using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mtkbabel
How To Uninstall mtkbabel on Debian 12
To uninstall only the mtkbabel package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mtkbabel
Uninstall mtkbabel And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mtkbabel and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mtkbabel
Remove mtkbabel Configurations and Data
To remove mtkbabel configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mtkbabel
Remove mtkbabel configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mtkbabel configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mtkbabel
Dependencies
mtkbabel have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mtkbabel package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.