How To Install pd-xbee on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pd-xbee
on Debian 11.
What is pd-xbee
pd-xbee is:
This library allows you to interact with your XBee (a small form factor radio module). It provides objects for encoding and decoding XBee commands/responses.
The underlying communication is handled by other objects, usually [comport].
There are three methods to install pd-xbee
on Debian 11. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install pd-xbee Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pd-xbee
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pd-xbee
Install pd-xbee Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pd-xbee
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pd-xbee
Install pd-xbee 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 pd-xbee
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pd-xbee
How To Uninstall pd-xbee on Debian 11
To uninstall only the pd-xbee
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pd-xbee
Uninstall pd-xbee And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pd-xbee
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pd-xbee
Remove pd-xbee Configurations and Data
To remove pd-xbee
configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pd-xbee
Remove pd-xbee configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pd-xbee
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pd-xbee
Dependencies
pd-xbee have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pd-xbee
package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.