How To Install openrazer-driver-dkms on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install openrazer-driver-dkms on Debian 12.
What is openrazer-driver-dkms
openrazer-driver-dkms is:
OpenRazer is a collection of GNU/Linux drivers for the Razer devices. Supported devices include keyboards, mice, mouse-mats, headsets and various other devices.
This package provides the source code for the OpenRazer kernel module to be build with dkms. Kernel sources or headers are required to compile this module.
Please read the Troubleshooting Guide in /usr/share/doc/openrazer-driver-dkms/README.Debian.
There are three methods to install openrazer-driver-dkms 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 openrazer-driver-dkms Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install openrazer-driver-dkms using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install openrazer-driver-dkms
Install openrazer-driver-dkms Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install openrazer-driver-dkms using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install openrazer-driver-dkms
Install openrazer-driver-dkms 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 openrazer-driver-dkms using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install openrazer-driver-dkms
How To Uninstall openrazer-driver-dkms on Debian 12
To uninstall only the openrazer-driver-dkms package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove openrazer-driver-dkms
Uninstall openrazer-driver-dkms And Its Dependencies
To uninstall openrazer-driver-dkms and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove openrazer-driver-dkms
Remove openrazer-driver-dkms Configurations and Data
To remove openrazer-driver-dkms configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge openrazer-driver-dkms
Remove openrazer-driver-dkms configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove openrazer-driver-dkms configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge openrazer-driver-dkms
Dependencies
openrazer-driver-dkms have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install openrazer-driver-dkms package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
