How To Install python3-ftdi1 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-ftdi1 on Debian 9.
What is python3-ftdi1
python3-ftdi1 is:
This library could talk to FTDI’s FT232BM, FT245BM, FT2232C, FT2232D, FT245R, FT232H and FT230X type USB chips from userspace. It uses libusb 1.0 to communicate with the chips.
Functionalities include the possibility to use the chips in standard mode, in bitbang mode, and to read or write the serial EEPROM.
This package provides the ftdi1 module on the Python 3 module path. It is complemented by python-ftdi1.
There are three methods to install python3-ftdi1 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 python3-ftdi1 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-ftdi1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-ftdi1
Install python3-ftdi1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-ftdi1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-ftdi1
Install python3-ftdi1 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 python3-ftdi1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-ftdi1
How To Uninstall python3-ftdi1 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python3-ftdi1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-ftdi1
Uninstall python3-ftdi1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-ftdi1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-ftdi1
Remove python3-ftdi1 Configurations and Data
To remove python3-ftdi1 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-ftdi1
Remove python3-ftdi1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-ftdi1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-ftdi1
Dependencies
python3-ftdi1 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-ftdi1 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.