How To Install openbmap-logger on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install openbmap-logger on Debian 9.
What is openbmap-logger
openbmap-logger is:
OpenBmap is a free and open map of wireless communicating objects (e.g. cellular antenna, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth). It provides tools to mutualize data, create and access this map.
The purpose of this software is to log GSM data, together with GPS coordinate. The result can be sent to their website, in order to build a free database. They store GPS quality, speed, GSM signal strength, etc. to keep a high quality of data.
There are three methods to install openbmap-logger 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 openbmap-logger Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install openbmap-logger using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install openbmap-logger
Install openbmap-logger Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install openbmap-logger using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install openbmap-logger
Install openbmap-logger 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 openbmap-logger using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install openbmap-logger
How To Uninstall openbmap-logger on Debian 9
To uninstall only the openbmap-logger package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove openbmap-logger
Uninstall openbmap-logger And Its Dependencies
To uninstall openbmap-logger and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove openbmap-logger
Remove openbmap-logger Configurations and Data
To remove openbmap-logger configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge openbmap-logger
Remove openbmap-logger configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove openbmap-logger configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge openbmap-logger
Dependencies
openbmap-logger have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install openbmap-logger package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.