How To Install pcmciautils on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pcmciautils on Debian 10.
What is pcmciautils
pcmciautils is:
This package provides PCMCIA initialisation tools for Linux 2.6.13-rc1 or later, replacing the old pcmcia-cs tools used with earlier kernel versions. PCMCIA cards are commonly used in laptops to provide expanded capabilities such as network connections, modems, increased memory, etc.
To use PCMCIA you need to have kernel modules available to support it. These are included in the stock Debian 2.6 kernel packages. You will most likely also need udev, although it isn’t always required.
The wireless-tools package is required by many wireless network adapters.
There are three methods to install pcmciautils 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 pcmciautils Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pcmciautils using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pcmciautils
Install pcmciautils Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pcmciautils using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pcmciautils
Install pcmciautils 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 pcmciautils using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pcmciautils
How To Uninstall pcmciautils on Debian 10
To uninstall only the pcmciautils package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pcmciautils
Uninstall pcmciautils And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pcmciautils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pcmciautils
Remove pcmciautils Configurations and Data
To remove pcmciautils configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pcmciautils
Remove pcmciautils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pcmciautils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pcmciautils
Dependencies
pcmciautils have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pcmciautils package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.